Genres: Fiction
How about a novel that keeps you engaged till the end? How about a struggling lawyer who starts her career at a well renowned law firm with extreme challenges? Such is Manisha Mohan Wagh’s new title The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth, So help me God. Something of a title huh?
The story is about a twenty-three year old Tara whose life takes a turn when her law teacher invites her to join a leading law firm as a young associate. For a smart and dedicated law student like Tara, the prospect of rubbing shoulders with the nation’s top legal practitioners is nothing less than a dream come true.
Tara’s foray into the world of courtrooms and legal proceedings is not without its fair share of delights and disappointments. On the one hand, she gets to work with her idol Meherdad E. Warren, on the other hand, there is the stuck up and inefficient senior Praizeen Asthana and a rather obnoxious, backstabbing colleague Raj Parker, who are determined to make her already strenuous work life more difficult.
Away from the maddening buzz of office politics, she runs into Yash. And even before Tara can realise it, she has already fallen for this witty and charming young man who has the makings of a brilliant lawyer. However, all is not well in this paradise. Hidden behind the exterior of Yash’s sanguine personality is a secret that will sweep Tara off her feet. The novel is a bittersweet narrative of coming to terms with what the heart truly wants and taking that leap of faith.
As I mentioned before, the novel is engaging due to the fact that the plot is extremely easy to understand, no need of background in law and as the story unfolds, it does become interesting overall. The element of humour is seen at various points in between. In-depth, I did not find element that would forcefully push the plot ahead. The pace of storyline is okay, as it does not have major effect in moving the plot forward.
It’s a well-written novel, but the characterisation is where it becomes a bit faulty. It does not cope well with the ongoing storyline and the characters apart from protagonist could have more life in them, meaning they lack the realistic emotions or so I failed to recognise in them.
Apart from that, if you are looking for something light to read, go ahead.
4 out of 5!
About the Author:
Manisha M. Wagh was born and brought up in Mumbai. Manisha is a graduate in Life Sciences and a Master of Laws from Mumbai University. She is a lawyer and a law lecturer at a law college where she teaches four subjects of law between all three years of the LL.B. degree course at the Mumbai University.
Manisha has varied interests in music, dance and drama. She has completed her Arangetram in Indian classical dance and passed, with Distinction, the Grade VI piano exams held by Trinity College, London and the Grade V Speech and Drama exams of Trinity College, London.
Note: I received this book from the publisher but that doesn’t mean my review is breaking all the rules.
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