Book: A Wild Rose
Author: Uzma Jafri
ISBN: 9789350880630
Genre: Fiction/Romance
Price: 150 (I received it from Author)
Pages: 263
Publisher: MAHAVEER PUBLISHER
Introduction:
If you are one amongst those who is
always curious about- ‘why all bad things happen to good people’ then I must
say this story would leave no stones unturned. A passionate story about love that
reflects the true picture of teenagers/youth specially females who up till the age of
late twenties grow up with the dreams of prince charming coming and sweeping
them off their feet. A riveting must read for the fairer sex and an eye opener
for all.
Cover page & Title:
If anybody wants me to generalize the story in one line I would
say ‘A Wild Rose love blossoms… until the thorn pricks’. Title is as aptly named as the cover page
and therefore there should be a special mention of inkstudious and Sunil
Kaushik for their outstanding work as any person who has read the story can
acutely flash back through the entire story just by a glance.
About
the Author:Though she belongs to
an affluent Muslim family, Uzma Jafri has been brought up in the most
cosmopolitan way. A commerce graduate from Delhi University with a keen
interest and active participation in public speaking, helped her to chisel a
career in the media world. A television anchor by profession, she glows as a
human being due to the unconditional support and love of her husband and child.
‘A Wild Rose’ is her debut humble attempt. Being a feminist at
heart and in her actions, Uzma wrote this woman- centered fiction so that she
could share her views with her readers. She is also a patron of the Non Profit
Serve humanity foundation NGO which solely aims at serving humanity irrespective
of colour, religion and culture.
She hands over the book to you and says “I hope that you will
enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it!”
Website : www.uzmajafri.com
Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/awildrosebyuzmajafri
Compositional Report:
The first and the foremost thing that comes to my
mind while writing about it’s compositional report is the panache at which the
Urdu shayaris have been used and therefore I would suitably state a shayari
which clearly defines the state of the
main character Ritu Anand –‘Doodh ka jala, chhaachh bhi phook phook kar peeta hai’ (Once
Bitten Twice Shy).
If the lessons of one’s
first debacle is understood and analyzed properly the outcome of any recurring incidence
would be sound. Though we often see a person who is being deceived once
undergoes the pangs again and again if he/she doesn’t learn from their past experiences.
Furthermore their wounds deepen when they start believing a person whom they
know only for a certain time over the ones who know them from their childhood.
This is the baseline over which the entire story revolves.
This story reminds me of one of the common question we often ask ‘Why do good
people always suffer ?’ It’s not because they are genuinely good it’s because they
are unable to differentiate between gold and the dust (good and the bad).
Ritu Anand tries to salvage her lost possession (Name and fame) by returning to
media after 2 years a consequence of the brunt of traumatic divorce which she
has kept secret to the rest of the world. It’s said a person who has everything
but not love is missing a huge chunk from their life…same was the case with
Ritu, in the urge to find love she met a dashing, Casanova Anshuman through her
new job in DAG (Dharma Agni Group).
Initially Ritu was weary of Anshuman though she was attracted to his looks but
when Anshuman played his cards…it was too much to handle for Ritu and she gave
in. Unable to control her crave for love she even curtailed her relations with
her best friend Sumbul Siddiqui thus ignoring her warnings. This was the beginning
of the path to downhill, Blinded by love she could only feel the passion of the
wild rose until she was pricked by the merciless thorn. By then it was too late
for either her best friend or her parents as the damage was beyond control.
The
best part of the story according to me is the way Uzma handled emotions. Though
it’s a fiction but I believe there would be many who would relate their
thinking with that of the main character Ritu and the dilemmas surrounding her.
I had one question right by the time I went through this Story. I am not taking
anything away from her BFF (Sumbul Siddiqui ) and her efforts. She knew in and
out about her friend…She knew it very well that Ritu was going down the wrong
road then why didn’t she come up to rescue her friend before? Why was she not
making efforts to contact Ritu for 2 months?
This indeed is the charisma of the writer who made me feel helpless going about
this riveting story. Full marks for the way she handled a rather difficult
theme. Mesmerized with precise and engrossing story and now am eagerly waiting,
crossing my fingers for the 2nd Part as I believe almighty can never
be so harsh to people who are genuinely true with their feelings...!!!
Rating:I would rate ‘A Wild
Rose’ 4 out of 5
Life Adjudication of the book:Though a fiction but a
true eye opener which narrates the truth of about every second teenager/youth. This
book shouldn’t be read for mere enjoyment but for a social upbringing.
