Battle for
Bittora by Anuja Chauhan is a light political cum romantic thriller. Sarojini,
most of the time known as Jini, is a twenty-five-year old woman living a
carefree and independent life in Mumbai while working in the animation field.
Life takes a U turn for her when her lovely grandmother pesters her for
homecoming; despite protests she comes down to her native place called Bittora.
Jinni comes
from a political lineage. On this fact and on the behest of her grandmother,
she is forced to contest the Lok Shabha election from that place (Bittora). She
is quite apprehensive about her one-sided win but soon she gets the reality
jolt upon realizing that the opposite candidate is none other than her
childhood best friend: Zain Altaf Khan. As teenagers both have had crush on
each other and they shared a different type of understanding. They are united
after nine years but not as a friend but as fierce contesters. Well, the
question is, would they meet again by leaving their political career? Or who
will walk over the career for the sake of passion and love that is still
simmering.
Jinni has
tough time adjusting to the newly adopted political life amidst crowd
commentary, dusty roads and scorching heat. The book is full of humour and
wits. And it is captivating to see that the author maintains the suspense till
end about the winner of the election. Usage of Hinglish makes this book sound
totally set in the Indian landscape and of course spicy. Like her other books,
Battle for Bittora is a fancy to read. It is way above chic lit.
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