Book Review - A Rainbow Without Yellow by Nibedita Rajguru

This book is the debut novel of Nibedita. The story centers around Anaya whose calm and peaceful domestic life is disrupted by an email from Shakti, an unforgettable chapter of her past. The story deals with their tumultous relationship and the effect it has on both of them.

The narrative is poetic in its content. It has been written with a lot of grace and is beautiful in its essence. Anaya's guilt, self-doubt and her confusion about her relationship with.Shakti have been portrayed very well. Shakti's character has been well-etched - a dynamic personality who doesn't do things half-way and wears his heart on his sleeve. The gradual progression of his character, from being in love, to drowning in love forms an important part of the story.

The book also features poems by Nibedita, expressing her emotions as she takes a nostalgic trip down memory lane with Shakti. The poems are poignant and deep in their essence.

I feel there could have been a better demarcation between the past and the present, perhaps a clearer progression of the timelines, although, as you read further, the story becomes clearer.

Nibedita shows a lot of promise in her debut novel. I would definitely recommend this book to all those looking for poignant reads.