Tejal dave
4.0 out of 5 stars
Desire is a reality!!
24 October 2018
” Knowing truth is a pleasure, but living it can be such a pain!” So true and deep!! Seduction by Truth by Mukul Kumar is a story of Shiva and women in his life. Shiva in his early forties; a Smart, handsome, successful, well settled man with outstanding talking and convincing skills. His knowledge about the mythological characters and the way he connects them with today’s realities really amazed me.
Shiva is in good terms with his wife and Son but still the emptyness of desire of sex in his wife makes his life questionable. And one day he found about the affair of his wife with someone and instead of fighting or questioning his wife he decided to look out for other options may be to take a silent revenge with his wife or to prove his desirability to other women. And on his journey he met 3 different women. Sana – his personal assistant, a beautiful intelligent lady who is not happy with his husband and his abuses. Zeba – A Smart independent corporate head but she is victim of polygamy; has no love, romance or affection in her married life. Mary – An unmarried independent italian lady who is against the idea of desire and sex. Shiva and his charm and his convincing talks attracted all these women and they became part of Shiva’s journey to explore the reason behind lack of desire in married life.
Best part about the book is it’s description and narration of the events with connection with God made by men. Few of the examples given like Lord Brihaspati and his wife Tara, Shiva and Parvati are described so well to give broader idea to the concept of the book. The interpretation of few paintings like creation of Adam and Original Sin are mind blowing. That shows the Author’s deep study about the subject.
Adultery is not justified in married life but then where your desire takes over your ethics you try and explore your life with different options. As mentioned in book ” If desire is a reality, so is the security and identity provided by marriage and that’s why Shiva still had that feelings for his wife and he judged her as a woman first and then as a wife.
“Apprehension is vocal while acceptance is silent. But silence does not necessarily mean inaction” one more deep thought of this book caught my attention.
Book Cover so apt with the plot so does the title. concept of the book is quite bold for the Indian readers but the way it has been potrayed is quite convincing. So if you are looking for some different story with some historical and mythological touch, it’s a must read.
Source: https://www.amazon.in/Seduction-Truth-Mukul-Kumar/dp/9387457621/2