October ~ Book of the month ✨️ The daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar 👩‍🍼🤰🇦🇺👭🏿

As mentioned in earlier video, this year 2024, I will doing a book of the month for each month. 12 months, 12 different genre to explore. 


So for October, I read the book The daughters of Madurai by Rajasree Variyar. This book is a Historical Fiction book.


About book:

The Daughters of Madurai is both a heartrending family story and a page-turning mystery about the secrets we must keep to protect those we love.
Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can’t produce a son—or worse, if she bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born and murdered. But Janani can’t forget the daughters she was never allowed to love.

Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret; one she’s been keeping from her parents for too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill and she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai. Nila knows very little about where her family came from or who they left behind. What she’s about to learn will change her forever. While The Daughters of Madurai explores the harrowing issue of female infanticide, it’s also a universal story about the bond between mothers and daughters, the strength of women, and the power of love in overcoming all obstacles.


So here are my thoughts on the book of the month for October. 

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Time stamps:

00:00 Intro

00:36 Book of the month

01:05 what is it about?

01:25 Usilampati and female infanticide

01:42 More about the story

02:36 Female infanticide in Tamilnadu and the preference to have a son

04:06 Aborting girl children?

04:51 Dowry is the major concern

05:17 A heartbreaking story

06:16 My thoughts!

07:44 A rant - from a madurai girl

17:05 Apology

17:53 Outro



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Hi, I am Gaya3. I am a bibliophile who loves to write. I am a 26-year-old Technical writer who lives in India. Outside work I spend my time reading books, writing my WIP, and enjoying long conversations. I am not a book reviewer or a writing coach. I am just capturing moments from my reading and writing life here.



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