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✨ Happy Thursday Lovelies ✨ • How are you all doing lovelies? How does going back to regular life after such a wonderful long weekend look like? 🫠 • 🍂 Seriously, didn’t want to go back to work; and have actually been sneaking in some reading while still at work. Do you do that too; or am I the only one? 🫣 • 📖: The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love by Rheea Mukherjee @rheealization ✨ #FWMusings - Book Review ✨ • This beautiful book is you and me - and all of us because it talks about how being in love or falling in love or being loved is such an important aspect of being validated and accepted. • Our protagonist, Kaya, could have been me - especially as a renege; who keeps finding her sense of self; her sense of worth when she finds herself falling in love. • With a background of protests, humanitarian crisis and feminism on one side and falling in love over and over again on the other side; makes up who she actually is. • When you read about Kaya, her thoughts and opinions may seem like they are an individualistic indicator but it doesn’t take long for the reader to recognise themselves in her. I know I did. • The author has done a commendable job of weaving Kaya’s life with themes too protests, activism liberalism, cultures and communities while making us understand that Kaya could be you, could be me and could be anyone ever know or have known. • My Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ • Huge thanks to @penguinindia for sending across a #gifted copy for review 🙌 • #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #books #thegirlwhokeptfallinginlove #rheeamukherjee #penguinindia #indianfiction #indianblogger #indianliterature #bookishlove #bookcover #bookdragon #bookishfeatures #booknerd #booknerd #booklovers

The Girl Who Kept Falling in Love by Rheea Mukherjee The excessive self-pity and constant viewing of people through a class-caste-religion lens make the protagonist, Kaya, so shallow that after a point, it becomes difficult to search for the “goodness” in her. So even though I had been reading about her love life since she was a teenager, I still found it impossible to see her as a complete person – what exactly are her goals other than the half-hearted social activist posturing? Kaya’s selfishness and narrow-mindedness aside, it is truly horrifying to think that everything is indeed up for sale – the enemy only has to quote the right price. What especially infuriated me about Kaya was here she was, almost 40 and yet incapable of authenticity – be it as a lover, friend, or citizen. Kaya is called a “girl” as opposed to a “woman”, perhaps to show she has been emotionally stagnant for the better part of her life – and I felt the same way about the book. The Girl Who Kept Falling in Love takes its chances to unpack contemporary Indians and make sense of a certain way of being and thinking. But a half-original storyline and an unlikeable protagonist do not deliver a punch, only a limp blow. #thegirlwhokeptfallinginlove #rheeamukherjee #fiction #igbooks #igreads #bookblog #bookstagram #bookreview #booksofinstagram #booksofig #goodreads

SOLD The Body Myth. Rheea Mukherjee. Hard Cover. Near New condition. Swipe for video. Limited Edition Sample Copy. Price- Rs 199 plus shipping. A brilliant bold and original debut of a brave new voice. The Body Myth is such a smart and complex exploration of what it means to be in a body in the world, what it means to be in a body that is ill, and what it means to be in a body in love. And like all of those states of being, the book is filled with ambiguity and contradictions. Los Angeles Review of Books The Body Myth is full of questions, about our bodies and minds, about mental illness, about the history of trauma, and about the depths of friendship and love. LA Times Mukherjee's novel encapsulates the heady breathlessness of falling in love. Publishers Weekly Mira is a teacher living in the heart of Suryam, the only place in the world the fickle Rasagura fruit grows. Mira lives alone, and with only the French existentialists as companions, until the day she witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in the park. Mira runs to help her but is cautious, for she could have sworn the woman looked around to see if anyone was watching right before the seizure began. Mira is quickly drawn into the lives of this mysterious woman Sara, who suffers a myriad of unexplained illnesses, and her kind, intensely supportive husband Rahil, striking up intimate, volatile and fragile friendships with each of them that quickly become something more. #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #books #bookstore #booksbooksbooks #bookworm #bookstagram #booksale #bookstagrammer #booklovers #vintagebooks #rarebooks #bestsellers #bookworm #novel #novels #fiction #fictionbook #hardcover #hardcoverbooks

Im currently reading The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee and cuddling in bed con mi nueva emotional support squishmallow Caballita 🐴💘🏡😇 ○ ○ ○ "Heartbreak only comes from expectation. (...) Heartbreak comes in waves." Este libro me pareció muy real, muy emocional, con una historia y sus personajes muy bien desarrollados. Es corta pero da exactamente lo que debe dar. Se trata de como Mira, después de enviudar conoce y se enamora de una pareja casada, Sara y Rahil. Both of them le corresponden y crece un vinculo muy fuerte y puro pero también raro y manipulador. La historia es messy, no hace sentido el 100% del tiempo y termina como bittersweet. Mira me parece un personaje con el que me siento identificada, lo mucho que valora el conocimiento pero valora mucho más el amor honesto y correspondido. Como esta celosa de todo el mundo. Como lidia con el dolor. Quiero mucho a Mira. Este libro es como tan hermoso para expresar como las personas no somos solo una cosa. Sara tiene una clara inclinación a la espiritualidad y cree mucho en el mito de la individualidad. Todo es lo mismo y estamos juntos. Es muy lindo, en mi opinión. También es fácil de leer. 9.3/10 ○ ○ ○ #bookofthemonth #bookwormsofinstagram #thebodymyth #RheeaMukherjee #squishmallow

Read the entire note in our newsletter by Rheea Mukherjee. Download the e-copy from the link in our bio. Rheea Rodrigues Mukherjee is the author of 'The Body Myth' (Unnamed Press and Penguin India, 2019) and has had her work published and featured in Scroll, The Wire, The LA Times, Buzzfeed and Electric Literature among others. She is most interested in the intersections of gender, caste, mental health and Animal Rights. She lives with her partner and adopted dog Jeera in Bangalore. She posts on her Instagram account @rheealization. #IndianImmigrants #Brahmin #NewMoney #Culture #Caste #Progressive #DomesticWorkers #Capital #PureHindu #Ownership #Friedship #Trade #Capital #Business #Protest #Caste #Ambedkar #Phule #JaiBhim #Justice #Periyar #Defying #CasteFuture #CasteInMYFamily #RheeaMukherjee #NCWL #DHRDNET #DalitRights #NotDalitVictimhood #CastePride #Shame #Reservation

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BOOKS FOR SALE! Hardcover Price: RM48 The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee Synopsis: Mira is a teacher living in the heart of Suryam, the only place in the world the fickle Rasagura fruit grows. Mira lives alone, and with only the French existentialists as companions, until the day she witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in the park. Mira runs to help her but is cautious, for she could have sworn the woman looked around to see if anyone was watching right before the seizure began.   Mira is quickly drawn into the lives of this mysterious woman Sara, who suffers a myriad of unexplained illnesses, and her kind, intensely supportive husband Rahil, striking up intimate, volatile and fragile friendships with each of them that quickly become something more. #thebookbox #books #booksmalaysia #indiabooks #indiabooksmalaysia #cheapbooks #bookstagram #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #year2019

| Writers Studio 01 | @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee , author of The Body Myth, will be facilitating our very first Workshop on The Short Story Paradox. Dec 18-19, 11AM to 4PM Venue @pagalcanvasbackyard Limited seats available. Visit our website and register now. 2 seats are Pay-As-You-Can. DM us to avail! Price includes: Workshop, materials, tea & snacks and a dramatized reading by @kavya_09 . . . #bangalore #pagalcanvas #pagalcanvasbackyard #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #writingcommunity #writersofindia #champaca #creativewriting #shortstories #fiction #novel #publishing #selfpublishing #bookpublishing #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth

| Writers Studio 01 | @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee , author of The Body Myth, will be facilitating our very first Workshop on The Short Story Paradox. Dec 18-19, 11AM to 4PM Venue @pagalcanvasbackyard Limited seats available. Visit our website and register now. 2 seats are Pay-As-You-Can. DM us to avail! Price includes: Workshop, materials, tea & snacks and a dramatized reading by @kavya_09 . . . #bangalore #pagalcanvas #pagalcanvasbackyard #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #writingcommunity #writersofindia #champaca #creativewriting #shortstories #fiction #novel #publishing #selfpublishing #bookpublishing #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth

| Writers Studio 01 | @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee , author of The Body Myth, will be facilitating our very first Workshop on The Short Story Paradox. Dec 18-19, 11AM to 4PM Venue @pagalcanvasbackyard Limited seats available. Visit our website and register now. 2 seats are Pay-As-You-Can. DM us to avail! Price includes: Workshop, materials, tea & snacks and a dramatized reading by @kavya_09 . . . #bangalore #pagalcanvas #pagalcanvasbackyard #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #writingcommunity #writersofindia #champaca #creativewriting #shortstories #fiction #novel #publishing #selfpublishing #bookpublishing #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth

Book: Body Myth Author: Rheea Mukherjee Some books are as beautiful as it's Cove.... Haven't finished yet... The Body Myth is full of questions, about our bodies and minds, about mental illness, about the history of trauma, and about the depths of friendship and love, - -LA Times #rheeamukherjee #bodymyth #penguinhamishhamilton #la #currentread #bookstagramfeature #bookstagramindia #instagram #bookoftheweek #bookclub #hardcover #hardcoverbooks #beautifulbooks #bookbyitscover #reader #knowlege #author #beingreader #bookwarm #bookshelves #newcollection #amazonbookstore #buybooksfromhome #booktube #indianbooktuber #libroreview🌸 #helly #readthisbook

The Body Myth leaves too many questions unanswered- What is the relevance of Rasagura? What makes you "too special to feel awkward"? Why on earth is Mira not going to a shrink? All these and more. Yet this book makes me feel for the characters. Even while leaving me wanting for more, this novel is one I cannot go back to reading again. What is it about some stories that leave the reader forlorn and miserable? . . . #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #debutnovels #womenwriting #indianwriters #womenwritingfiction #indianwomenauthors #fictionbywomen #indianauthors #indiannovel #indianenglishliterature #indianenglishwriting #penguinbooks #lovetriangle #lovestories #munchausensyndrome #bookblogger #bookrecommendation #bookreview #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #bookstagram #indianbookstagram #indianbookstagrammer #indianbooks #storiesthatstay #fiction #debutnovel #mentalhealth #unconventionalstories

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What an insightful conversation with the lovely @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee last evening. We asked her about the journey of her book The Body Myth, her writing process, her characters, and so much more. We loved how honest, fun and engaging the interaction was. It helped each of us look at the book in a new light. We listened to her anecdotes in rapt attention as she spoke to us about challenges, rejections and success, that we think was well-deserved! Have you read this book? Do let us know what you thought of it! #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #bookdiscussion #bookclubsofinstagram #booksbooksbooks #fromthebookshelf #readersofinstagram #readingisfun #readofthemonth #authormeet #authorsofindia #virtualbookclub #thelockdownreaders

Andddddd the day we were looking forward to, is finally here! We @thelockdownreaders are all set to engage with @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee about her book The Body Myth tonight! If you loved the book or were intrigued by it, drop your questions in the comment section or DM us! Watch this space for highlights from our interaction. #bookdiscussion #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #bookclubsofinstagram #readersofinstagram #readers #bookloversunite #booknerd #booksbooksbooks #readingisfun #virtualbookclub #thelockdownreaders

On our podcast Books and Beyond with Bound, author of the Body Myth, Rheea Mukherjee talks about how she explores unfamiliar experiences like polyamory and the Munchausen syndrome in a respectful and nuanced manner in her book "The Body Myth". She believes that writers should not restrict themselves to writing what they know. But writers should do the proper research and be aware of their position and bias when covering topics they don't know. What do you think? Tune in to our conversation with @rheea_rodrigues_mukherjee on Books and Beyond with Bound. Find the episode wherever you listen to podcasts. Link in bio. . #writingcommunity #writersofindia #writersofig #writinglife #writerslife #writingtips #writeresponsibly #writingtime #writewhatyouknow #research #polyam #polylifestyle #munchausen #munchausenbyproxy #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #womenwriters #writingprocess #writingquotes #quotestoliveby #quoteoftheday #writerquotes #rheeamukherjee #litfic #boundpodcasts #BooksAndBeyondWithBound

#Repost @high_on_bibliophilism • • • • • • First read of 2021!! #currentlyreading #januaryread #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #2021read #kolkatabookclub #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #indiabookstagram #booklover

First read of 2021!! #currentlyreading #januaryread #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #2021read #kolkatabookclub #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #indiabookstagram #booklover

Contemporary fiction. A young widow in the city of Suryam in India witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in a park, and ends up drawn into a relationship with the woman and her husband. I picked up the book because of the unconventional relationship at its core, but it also has some things to say about the different paths that can lead beyond normative convention – for the viewpoint character, that in part is her reading of dead Western philosophers, thinkers, and writers; for the other woman in the relationship, it is her take on Sufi mysticism; for the man in the relationship, it is his connection to the two women. And it is fundamentally, I think, a book about intense, painful loneliness, and the ways that the drive to connect can pull us in transgressive directions, normative directions, or both. Spent much of the book deeply uncertain how I felt about it. It seemed very invested in psychologizing everything, and it felt like it was leaving little space to read the characters’ choices and ways of relating with one another as anything other than pathological – not that the author necessarily meant to do that, but it was certainly how it hit me early in the book. I also was never quite sure what to do with the clear unreliability of the narrator, though I appreciated the effective portrayal of both her grief from the earlier loss of her husband and her searingly intense plunge into need and love during the story. Ultimately, I ended up in the ‘thumbs up’ camp. The way the book concludes is not any sort of simplistic happy ending, but it captures the complexity of their situation and seems to have much more space for not just its dysfunction but also its joy and okay-ness in a way that seems lacking earlier in the book...and in a way that perhaps implicitly explains that earlier lack. Soooo...yeah. Ultimately liked it, but I still feel a certain ambivalence about it. #book #bookstagram #booklover #bookstagrammer #bookish #novel #fiction #bookreview #novelreview #nonmonogamy #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth

BOOKS FOR SALE! Hardcover The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee Synopsis: Mira is a teacher living in the heart of Suryam, a modern bustling in city India, and the only place in the world the fickle Rasagura fruit grows. Mira lives alone, and with only the French existentialists as companions, until the day she witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in the park. Mira runs to help her but is cautious, for she could have sworn the woman looked around to see if anyone was watching right before the seizure began. Mira is quickly drawn into the lives of this mysterious woman Sara, who suffers a myriad of unexplained illnesses, and her kind, intensely supportive husband Rahil, striking up intimate, volatile and fragile friendships with each of them that quickly become something more. A moving exploration of loss, Mukherjee delivers an intense and unexpected modern love story as Mira reconciles reality with desire. #thebookbox #books #booksmalaysia #indiabooks #indiabooksmalaysia #cheapbooks #bookmalaysia #booklovers #bookstagram #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #year2019

Because I cannot gather enough brain cells to write a whole review, here's a #bookhaul for you. I have been wanting to put up a book haul for ages now but wasn't able to figure out the picture but finally I have the picture (Thanks for the help Ashwin). This bookhaul is mostly sponsored by my awesome friends. Low - Jeet Thayil gift from @brownboywithabook The Body Myth - Rheea Mukherjee The city and the sea - Raj Kamal Jha Girl In White Cotton (Burnt Sugar) - Avni Doshi another lovely gift from @brownboywithabook The Porpoise - Mark Haddon thanks for sending this across @pjwalebaabu Azadi - Arundhati Roy thanks a lot for this bro @hermit0007 That's it, that's the bookhaul y'all. See any favourites, mention in the comments. Qotd : What was the last book you bought? Who made you buy it or bought it for you? tag them maybe 🤷🏽‍♂️😅

#bookrecommendation My Year of Rest and Relaxation by American author Ottessa Moshfegh is one of Rheea Mukherjee's favourite novels. The Bound Team can't wait to read it. Have you read it yet? #mondayreads #bookrecommendations #bookswelove #bookstoread #readingathome #readingisfundamental #readingtime #readinglist #timetoread #wearereading #readstagram #readersgonnaread #readreadread #booklovers #booksbooksbooks #bookaholic #booknerdigan #Mentalwellness #litfic #literaryfiction #podcasting #Podcastlovers #podcasttime #BoundRecommends #booksmatter #boundpodcasts #rheeamukherjee #otessamoshfegh

A writing mentorship helped transform Rheea Mukherjee's book "The Body Myth" from ordinary to extraordinary. Our host Michelle D'costa shares her experience as Rheea's mentee and why she thinks writing mentorships are important in every writers' journey. Do you agree? #mentorship #writingmentor #mentoring #mentoringmatters #writingcommunity #writinglife #booksmatter #bookswelove #booklovers #booksbooksbooks #podcasttime #podcastersofinstagram #Indianwriting #womenwriters #writersofindia #writersofinstagram #writersandreaders #learntowrite #bookpodcasts #boundpodcasts #rheeamukherjee

Rheea Mukherjee explores unfamiliar experiences like polyamory and the Munchausen syndrome in a respectful and nuanced manner in her book "The Body Myth". She believes that writers should not restrict themselves to writing what they know. But writers should do the proper research and be aware of their position and bias when covering topics they don't know. What do you think? #writingcommunity #writersofindia #writersofig #writinglife #writerslife #writingtips #writeresponsibly #writingtime #writewhatyouknow #research #polyam #polylifestyle #munchausen #munchausenbyproxy #mentalhealthawareness #womenwriters #writingprocess #writingquotes #quotestoliveby #quoteoftheday #fridayquotes #writerquotes #rheeamukherjee #litfic #boundpodcasts #podcaster #podcasters #BooksAndBeyondWithBound

#didyouknow Rheea Mukherjee's acclaimed novel "The Body Myth" was rejected 40 times! And she has collected over 300 rejections over the years as a writer! Rheea thinks that rejection is a part of every writers' journey. And we should embrace it wholeheartedly. Do you agree? What is your experience with rejection? #rejection #hustlehard #writinglife #writingtip #writingprocess #writerslife #writersofindia #writingcommunityofinstagram #writersofig #fictionwriting #ThursdayTrivia #recommendedreading #booksmatter #authorsofindia #authorsofinstagram #litfic #podcastsofinstagram #podcaster #podcasttime #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth #BooksAndBeyondWithBound

Tune in to our 9th episode, where we talk to Rheea Mukherjee, author of "The Body Myth" which was shortlisted for the Tata Literature Live First Book Award. Find out why writers should embrace rejection and how a writing mentorship changed her life! Link in bio. Rheea Rodrigues Mukherjee is the author of The Body Myth (Unnamed Press /Penguin India 2019) which was shortlisted for the Tata Literature Live First Book Award. Her work has been published and featured in Scroll.in, Southern Humanities Review, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Buzzfeed, Vogue India, Out of Print, TBLM, and Bengal Lights, among others. She co-founded Bangalore Writers Workshop in 2012 and currently co-runs Write Leela Write, a Design and Content Laboratory in Bangalore, India. Rheea has an MFA in creative writing from California College of the Arts. #newepisode #newepisodealert #literaryfiction #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthisimportant #polyamorous #polyamorousrelationship #loveislove #writing #writinginspiration #favoritereads #bookswelove #bookstafam #bookstafamindia #indiareads #indianfiction #womenwhowrite #womenwriters #writinglife #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth #boundpodcasts

NEW EPISODE ALERT! On our next episode we chat with author Rheea Mukherjee. Her literary novel "The Body Myth" explores polyamorous relationships, mental illness and how people respond to grief. Rheea shares her journey with literary magazines, small presses and big publishing houses. How did she get her book published in India and the US in spite of all the rejection she faced? Tune in tomorrow to find out! #authorspeaks #sneakpeek #soundbite #rejection #writinglife #writingcommunity #writersandreaders #bookishlove #booklovers #literaryfiction #polyamory #lovestories #romance #Publishing #published #writingtip #writingadvice #keepwriting #podcasting #Podcasts #rheeamukherjee #BooksAndBeyondWithBound

Here is my stack that I am planning to read soon!!!! I have to confess that I have read a part of 'Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt' but I so want to revisit it!!!! 1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Yes, I have not read it. I have heard good and bad about it so have to read it! 2. The Man-Eater of Malgudi by R K Narayan Again, not read R K Narayan so this is going to be a first. 3. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo Need I say more? 4. Aadujeevitham by Benyamin My attempt to read my first full fledged Malayalam novel so wish me luck! 5. The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee The book I am most looking forward to of the lot! 6. Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt by Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco It's graphic and deeply political. Joe Sacco's Palestine was hard hitting and so was this. Can't wait to read it again, the full thing this time!!! #tbr #toberead #booklover #books #bookreview #bookreviews #bookstagram #bookerwinner #manbookerprize #graphicnonfiction #harperlee #rknarayan #bernadineevaristo #benyamin #rheeamukherjee #chrishedges #joesacco

Rainy or sunny days? #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee The plot is a mess. But it pulled me in successfully in this mess with its engaging writing style. The characters are too messed up. Their lives so messed up that there's no coming back out of this tangled mess. It is an adult contemporary dealing with adult relationships, grief and mental health, lgbt, Munchausen Syndrome. These issues have been handled well in the sense that the characters and the situations they were involved in were realistic but also these issues haven't been handled well when things get a bit abrupt and insensitive in between. *What I liked most: The stimulative writing style dealing with these complicated-realistic characters who are adults not actually figuring out life completely (as is always is!). The various relationships (from the past as well as the present) an adult has to deal with have been portrayed with honesty. The whole story is dark, twisted and complicated. I got high with the interweaving memories and the present narration mixed with both sweetness and bitterness. I liked the first half of the book for all its madness and sadness. The second half was a bit dull and it tried to explain all the mess that happened in the first half. It's at this later part of the book that the characters seemed to take things too easy and they start seeming too pretentious. I would like to say the second half was a bit haphazard and random and too abrupt with the ending. It didn't end well at all. It looked so rushed up and a big hole was left just like that the whole time and then it was like after discussing about this big hole, this hole was there never to be taken seriously. The whole mess wasn't handled well at all in the end. *What I felt were the weakest parts: The whole story tried to explain so much about Munchausen Syndrome but it was not handled well at all and it got wrapped up like it didn't matter at all in the end. Abrupt introduction of random characters who didn't matter much disrupted the flow. The characters seem too tired to feel or do anything most of the time (well, it's relatable but sometimes it feels like the characters didn't want to be in the story). (3/5 🌟)

Four books with near white spines. Four books with coloured protagonists. Four books under the category 'fiction'. Four books not far from reality. Four books with imaginary bonds. Four books with intimate mirrors. Four books showing contemporary fibre. Four books nursing age-old wounds. Four books from four different stables. Four books from a singular near white. . . . . . #booksof2019 #indianliterature #rajkamaljha #thecityandthesea #anniezaidi #preludetoariot #avnidoshi #girlinwhitecotton #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth #booksthatspeaktoyou #bookish #bookishgifts #contemporaryliterature #hardcover #bookphotography #bookpile #igbooks #instaread #christmasgifts #readmore #december2019

The joy of having my copy of the book signed by one of my most favourite authors! 😊♥️ Rheea Mukherjee @messycooking_alwaysvegan . I love Rheea’s writing style. And the way she makes us look at the nuances of people, emotions and relationships, in all their glorious complexities. . I’m a fan for life. Whenever this woman writes a book, I will drop everything and just start reading it! ♥️ . Peeps, go read The Body Myth!

Heartiest congratulations to the winners and finalists of the #DigitalAMAWithRheea Writing Contest 🥳🎉 To read the winning entries, please check our Instagram story. @penguinindia @messycooking_alwaysvegan

Still in awe over this gorgeous watercolor by @steepedinwords and all of the #bookshugsnharmony books! Thanks so much! . . . #book #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookclub #read #reading #bananayoshimoto #kitchen #asianlit #duanwadpimwana #bright #esmeweijunwang #thecollectedschizophrenias #rheeamukherjee #thebodymyth #indiepress #elainecastillo #americaisnottheheart #diversespines #onearthwerebrieflygorgeous #oceanvuong #graphicnovel #goodtalk #mirajacob #apicelebrasian

Rheea Mukherjee (@messycooking_alwaysvegan) tells you why you should join us for our first Digital AMA tomorrow. If you're an aspiring author, tune in and comment your questions below using #WattpadCampusTalks @penguinindia

Come to our workshop! 22nd September, 10 am, Atta Galatta. @messycooking_alwaysvegan and I have some extra fun stuff planned, no matter what your genre and plan and style! Good Writer/Bad Writer A creative writing workshop that explores the notion of 'good' writing & writing in your own voice. What does it mean, to be a 'good' writer? How do you know? Even critics don't always agree on what makes a writer, so how can we evaluate for ourselves? As writers and readers, we all align with certain genres, styles, and approaches to writing. Some of us enjoy popular literature, while others roll their eyes at it. What makes popular fiction popular? What makes Literature with a capital 'L'? This 4 hour workshop will have us exploring all sides of writing and figuring out what our craft of writing can mean for our voices mean. We’ll bend stereotypes, find love in places where we are taught to hate, and do some very fun and probing writing exercises. Cost: 2,000 INR (coffee and snacks + workshop materials inclusive) Tickets: http://www.eventshigh.com/detail/Bangalore/8e8364190aa27c3931da005747361f3a?src=ehm #writingworkshop #literatureworkshop #AttaGalatta #rheeamukherjee

Book 146 of 2019. My companion this weekend. #TheBodyMyth by #RheeaMukherjee This is an odd book. But I like odd books, so its fine. It's all good. Mira, a young widow still grappling with the death of her husband, gets involved with a married couple- Rahil & Sara. The wife who is sick, with an unnamed, undiagnosed condition and the husband who is seemingly devoted. I am half way through and fairly intrigued. My shrink self was screaming Munchausen from chapter one itself and so much in this book appeals to my psychology loving heart. Also, books about relationships, especially complicated ones are some of my favourite things to read. Talking about this book and other reading plans on the blog. Link in bio 🌻 . . . #whimsybookworm2019reads #currentlyreading #currentreads #IndianBooksinAugust #indianwriters #fiction #beautifulbooks #booksbooksbooks #booksofinstagram #igreads #bookstagram #unitedbookstagram #bookishfeatures #booklovers #weekendreads #mumbaiblogger #literaturelovers #literature

The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee. Thanks to @vivekisms for the copy. The Body Myth is the story of Mira, for whom pain is a constant counterpart. Mira grows without knowing a happy mother, leaving a void in her. Mira is given another void when she loses her husband in less than a year of her marriage. Mira copes up to this loss with the help of books by Western philosophers. And then on a fine day she walks into a relationship which builds a new life for her. The Body Myth is the story of Sara. Sara has many dimensions and to pin her down to one characteristic will not be fair. She is the essential concept, which acts as a cog in the new relationship. The Body Myth is the story of Rahil, who doesn’t get much of page-space but essentially is the rock in the relationship; the one who can hold back all that is falling apart. Together they give rise to a relationship which, as the story goes, does not stand the test of time. The story can be interpreted as the resurrection of two ladies. However, the title of the story forces us to assume that the book explores the importance of bodies in relationships and tries to dispel the myth that they are necessary. This perspective is emphasized by the actions of Samina, whose youth tries to invalidate societal norms. The initial part of the book is mysterious and woven around illness. Though the mystery reveals as the pages turn, it is never completely revealed, or so the characters deem. Supported by excellent writing, The Body Myth tries to take on a relationship which has never been explored. The book tries to blur the boundaries made by the society but the basic emotions, which have no boundaries, prevail. However, it isn’t the relationship which catches the attention but the mysteriousness which keeps you hooked, hoping that it will be solved. As the last page is turned, a haze remains; the mind asks questions but all that can be done is to sigh. While the author has crafted an excellent story with generous additions of spiritualism and mysticism, the haziness at the end can make a reader feel incomplete. Overall, a great book to taste.

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Ok, stop whatever you’re doing right now and go order this book! The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee is one of the most beautiful stories I’ve read in the recent years.⠀ ⠀ The writing is poetic, layered and nuanced, in a language that’s easy to understand. The characters, the setting, the storyline... there’s enough newness to them to make them interesting, but they’re also very easy to relate to.⠀ ⠀ The author is a master of making people see situations and emotions from multiple points of view. The book challenges our limited world view, every step on the way. You can’t help but fall in love with the characters and all their unique flaws and strengths.⠀ ⠀ In person, Rheea @messycooking_alwaysvegan is one of the least judgemental people you’ll cross paths with. She holds space for not so run-off-the-mill concepts and ideas with a welcoming mind. This comes through in her writing.⠀ ⠀ And as far as Indian English authors go, her writing style is extremely refreshing. She doesn’t promote stereotypes about India, nor is she overly descriptive. Regardless of your cultural background, you will feel at home in the story of The Body Myth and are bound to find something you relate to.⠀ ⠀ If you’ve already read the book, or if you read it after seeing this post, I’d love to discuss it with you. Do share your thoughts on it.

Book of the Day ! 📖 🌿 Mira is a teacher living in the heart of Suryam, the only place in the world the fickle Rasagura fruit grows. Mira lives alone, and with only the French existentialists as companions, until the day she witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in the park. Mira runs to help her but is cautious, for she could have sworn the woman looked around to see if anyone was watching right before the seizure began. Mira is quickly drawn into the lives of this mysterious woman Sara, who suffers a myriad of unexplained illnesses, and her kind, intensely supportive husband Rahil, striking up intimate, volatile and fragile friendships with each of them that quickly become something more. . "The Body Myth is a compelling tale, rich in emotional undercurrents, and empathy for its unconventional characters" - Foreword Reviews. . "The Body Myth is full of questions, about our bodies and minds, about mental illness, about the history of trauma, and about the depths of friendship and love" - LA Times. . Visit our store to get a 15% off on Books 🎋 . @penguinindia #rheeamukherjee #bookoftheday #fiction #mindbodysoul #readmorebooks #bookstagram #bookstorecafe #independentbookstore #pagdandi #pune

Kissy kissy. With Rheea Mukherjee and The Body Myth. #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #indianauthors #indianwriters

We’re just about halfway through the year, so here they are: the first six Apple-a-Month picks of 2019! Do you know about our Apple-a-Month Club? When you subscribe for three, six, or twelve months, you’ll receive a new paperback fiction release delivered to your door! Makes a great gift for yourself or a friend. For more information, visit our website (link in the bio), or give us a call at 415.742.5833. 🍏📚. . . January: Last Night In Nuuk by Niviaq Korneliussen . February: I Am God by Giacomo Sartori . . March: King of Joy by Richard Chiem . . April: Bright by Duanwad Pimwana . . May: Mars by Asja Bakić . June: The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee.

Books to look forward to in June’19. If u want review of any of them, let us know. 1. My Seditious heart by Arundhati Roy -non fiction. 2.The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherji . 3.Gun Island by Amitav ghosh historical fiction. 4.The Radiance Of Thousand Suns by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar. 5.Ballots and Breakups by Sunita Aron. 6.Fear of lions by Amita kanekar. 7.The Boxer by Nikesh Shukla. 8.The Last love letter by Kulpreet Yadav. 9.Bullet Proof: A journalist’s notebook on reporting conflict by Teresa Rehman. #bookbarrack #myseditiousheart #arundhatiroy #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #gunisland #amitavghosh #theradianceofthousandsuns #manreetsodhisomeshwar @manreetsomeshwar #ballotsandbreakups #sunitaaron #fearoflions #amitakanekar #theboxer #nikeshshukla #thelastloveletter @kulpreet_yadav #bulletproofajournalistnotebookonreportingconflict #teresarehman #bookstagram #bookstoread #booksofjune19 #junereading #bookish #readingisfun #readingislit

We are delighted to do our **BOOK GIVEAWAY** this week with debut author Rheea Mukherjee and her haunting novel, THE BODY MYTH, which came out this past February with @unnamedpress. Read on for a description of this absolutely beautiful literary book, and details on how to enter the giveaway at The Debutante Ball! Mira is a teacher living in the heart of Suryam, a modern bustling in city India, and the only place in the world the fickle Rasagura fruit grows. Mira lives alone, and with only the French existentialists as companions, until the day she witnesses a beautiful woman having a seizure in the park. Mira runs to help her but is cautious, for she could have sworn the woman looked around to see if anyone was watching right before the seizure began. Mira is quickly drawn into the lives of this mysterious woman Sara, who suffers a myriad of unexplained illnesses, and her kind, intensely supportive husband Rahil, striking up intimate, volatile and fragile friendships with each of them that quickly become something more. A moving exploration of loss, Mukherjee delivers an intense and unexpected modern love story as Mira reconciles reality with desire. Head on over to our website (link in bio) to read our interview with Mukherjee and to enter our giveaway! (US only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #rheeamukherjee #bookstagram #booklover #bookish #amreading #bibliophile #booknerd #bookaholic #bookaddict #coverart #womensfiction #literaryfiction #debutnovel #debutauthor #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #writerscommunity #bookgiveaway #instagood #womenwriters #igreads #ilovereading #ilovebooks #booksbooksbooks #bookobsessed #readersofinstagram

Big thanks to @sumaiyya.books for her lovely giveaway which allowed me to have this book! Also to @unnamedpress who made it possible and of course to @messycooking_alwaysvegan (Rheea Mukherjee) for signing and personalising this book for me! I look very forward to reading her lovely book! ❤️

Book Review: . The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee is about a teacher named Mira who was struck by tragedy early in life. She deals with it by reading, teaching, and spending time with her father. One day, she goes to the park and witnesses a woman having a seizure. She doesn’t know this mysterious woman, but she runs to her aide. The story begins from there. Mira begins to stray away from her usual quiet life and follows a reckless path of love, pain, and mystery with two strangers she met in the park. Throughout the book, Mira explores moments of her past and present as she experiences a life she never saw herself living. This book also explores the many sides of grief and love as she discovers things about herself and others around her. The Body Myth allows the reader to take a peek at a touching and personal life story that will leave you wanting to know more. (Victoria) . #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #blackgirlslit #bookpost #bookstagram #bookreview #modvictoria

I finished reading The Body Myth by Rheea Mukherjee few days back and have since been trying to write an honest review for the same. But frankly, this book has me divided in my opinion. While starting with this work, we are advised by the author, or cautioned if you prefer, to take the story as one would take a large pill and rightly so. The writer’s style is impressive and you can’t help but falling in love with it so much so that the book becomes unputdownable. You start reading and the characters become so vivid that you can almost visualize them, envisaging in your mind the scenes and the dialogues as you read along. ............... For the complete review, kindly follow the link in bio. #books #bookreview #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #bibliophile #bookreviewer #bookstagrammer #bookishlife #bookstagram #bookstagramindia #readers #readersofinstagram #readerforlife #readersofinsta #readersofindia #india #indianwriters #indianreaders #instareads #instareader #unnamedpress #booklove #literaryfiction #literary #contemporaryfiction

Finished reading “The Body Myth” a few days ago! - Victoria . #modvictoria #blackgirlslit #bookstagram #bookpost #bookgram #books #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee

#fictionthatinspires and #truthisstrangerthanfiction It was book week for me-two events-three great writers-independent bookstores ❤️🙏🏼❤️ #skylightbooks #larryedmundsbookshop #leeserver #livingafullspectrumlife #wecansaveusall #thebodymyth oh and the video was @nemoauthor and #rheeamukherjee reading by the river of sounds provided by the rest of us #inavillagebytheriver

I probably would’ve never picked this one up on my own so I’m glad I really trust the books that @thuchainz picks! Not quite done, but this hasn’t turned out anything like I expected so far. #thebodymyth #RheeaMukherjee

Reading the shit out of this book. Drinking the shit out of this coffee. Writing a lighthearted story about suicide. * * #readingisfundamental #sadbutfunny #thebodymyth #unnamedpress #rheeamukherjee #drinkswithtony

#Happenstance on #datenight we found ourselves at a wonderful bookreading by #rheeamukherjee thank you #bookbardenver for supporting writers. I'm excites to read this book, she so accurately captured the unperceived monotony of business and how quickly the comfort can be shattered. Robyn loved her description of the fragility of the human body. #read #books #wine #writers #dostuff #women #empowered #denver #artists #localbusiness #bar #coloradoproud #tennysonstreet

✨GIVEAWAY & BOOK REVIEW✨ WINNERS: @sinipappa @chapteronethesoul @mera.karyouti - Congratulations!! ♥️ I love reading stories about relationships, what about you? THE BODY MYTH by Indian American author Rheea Mukherjee was a vividly told story of a polyamorous relationship between Mira, a young widow, and Rahul and Sara, a young married couple. I would recommend this novel if you’re looking for a story that is also a deep meditation on grief, loss, family, philosophy and the human body and mind. I’ve teamed up with @unnamedpress to give away three personalized and signed copies of THE BODY MYTH! To enter, follow @sumaiyya.books and @unnamedpress, like this photo and tell me the name of the city where you live! OPEN INTERNATIONALLY, last date to enter is April 1. Participants should have parental permission to share their address if they’re under 18 years of age. Not affiliated with Instagram. . THE BODY MYTH was an absolute delight to read. Mira randomly meets Rahul and Sara and is immediately drawn to the pair. The closer she gets to the couple, the more her own struggles and story unravels. Adding intrigue to the storyline is Sara’s illness-ridden body; it is a suffering that is psychological with physical manifestations. Sara’s illness adds complications to the dynamic the three individuals share. Their story is set in the fictional Indian city of Suryam where the fruit rasagura grows. I wished there was more depth to the fruit, since it was so specifically mentioned in the blurb I assumed it would have a deeper meaning in the story. Overall, an excellent read that has introduced me to a new author I would love to read more of.

February is the shortest month, but it was full of challenging and satisfying reads. Pictured are the 21 books I read, with my star rating for each. I was most impressed with Olio, Milkman, The Body Myth, and Just Above My Head. 💗 . ...Breakdown of Feb books... . 📚Owned books: Olio On The Come Up . 📱Owned kindle books: Milkman (with audio) Giovanni's Room Their Eyes Were Watching God . 🎧Owned Audibles:  The New Jim Crow Just Above My Head The Darkest Child The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror... . 📱kindle-unlimited books: Coffee Will Make You Black In Your Hands Querencia . 💻scribd books: The Body Myth Teahouse of the Almighty Brown: Poems  The Fire This TIme . 🎧scribd audiobooks: This Side of Paradise Bad Blood . 📚Library books/Libby/Overdrive: Bitter Orange Poet X Cutting for Stone (audio) . Fiction: 13 Non-fiction: 5 Poetry: 3 #unreadshelfproject2019 backlist books: 2 . #mayrbooks #bookstagram #booklist #goodreads #februaryreads #bookwormsofinstagram #patriciasmith #rheeamukherjee #michellealexander #jamesbaldwin #fscottfitzgerald #inespedrosa #stephenjbodio #zoranealehurston #elizabethacevedo #aprilsinclair #clairefuller #johncarreyrou #deloresphillips #andrewmccabe #tyehimbajess #angiethomas

Finally, it's here! Pre-orders feel like an eternity sometimes. #thebodymyth #rheeamukherjee #unnamedpress #readmorewomen #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #bookwormlife #bookaddict #amreading #ganesha #bibliophile #currentlyreading

Today on Electric Literature: An interview with Hanif Abdurraqib, 7 novels about love triangles, and an excerpt from Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis. 🔗Link in bio🔗

I know some very talented people. #transitforbeginners #vhsandwhyitshardtolive #tatianaryckman #rheeamukherjee