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Not what I vowed for

by Neha Koranga
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9798898790851
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Notion Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Notion Press
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 140
  • Original Price: GBP 18.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 268 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): General

This book is a deeply personal and emotional chronicle exploring the lived experiences of a woman navigating the harsh realities of marriage within a traditional Indian family setup. Through a series of reflective narratives, the user details the emotional neglect, gender-based disparities, and lack of appreciation she faced as a daughter-in-law-particularly at the hands of her husband and his grandmother. The stories depict a life of unacknowledged effort, physical and emotional trauma, and internalized grief, where her contributions are dismissed while the male members are pampered and glorified.

Themes include the invisibility of a daughter-in-law's labor, cultural misogyny, intergenerational trauma, and the haunting parallels between her experience and that of her late mother-in-law. Later narratives touch on karmic justice, spiritual beliefs, and the lingering pain of silence and regret, as seen in a fictionalized story where a sister discovers a deceased sibling's diary chronicling her suffering. Throughout, the tone remains raw, honest, and heartbreakingly introspective, giving voice to a collective but often suppressed pain. This series of writings reveals not just a cry for understanding, but a quiet rebellion against systemic silencing-one that seeks healing through storytelling, remembrance, and truth.

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