Ladies
Coupe is a collection of six short stories beautifully knitted to form a story.
It is a story about six women from different spheres of life and different
generations but yearning to seek an answer to a single question – “Can a woman
be happy without a man for the complete lifetime?”
Akhila’s story is of 45-year old unmarried lady
(protagonist) who wants to live her life alone yet societal expectations don't
allow her to. She is awaiting a chance to escape from responsibility of running
the home and upbringing of siblings to freedom and wants to live for her own.
One day she sets on a one-way journey to Kanyakumari and this is the beginning
of a journey of self-discovery and life altering changes. She meets five other
women on the train and they pour out their hearts and tell the story their
lives to Akhila. (A little strange because how can you do so to a stranger whom
you have met just few hours back!!!)
2 of the stories which are a little difficult to digest are of Margaret and Marikozhundhu. Margaret who is married to a Principal of school and is a strict disciplinarian. He was always finding fault with Margaret and that causes tussles in their relationship. She takes a silent revenge by feeding him all the good food in this world and hence a person with perfect built turns into a fatty & slow-moving person who slowly loses control over students in school. And the other story of Marikozhundhu who is raped by a relative of her employer and later in life she ends serving them like a slave giving pleasures to both her employer and employer’s husband.
I personally liked the story of Prabha. One day she
realizes that somewhere in process of being a good mother and good wife she has
forgotten to be herself and she takes up to learn swimming which teaches her to
balance both aspects of life.
Apart from the minor things mentioned above which I didn’t find too convincing this is an excellent read especially for all the ladies as you can connect to this story in one way or the other. Narration of the whole story is great though simple and it leaves a strong impression on your mind. A must for all the readers who love Indian authors.
My Rating: 
Keep shattering keys...
K
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