THE NAANI DIARIES BY RIVA RAZDAN - BOOK REVIEW
The first thing that you notice about ‘The Naani Diaries’ by Riva Razdan is the evocative cover that is reminiscent of a Japanese print in pastel shade of blue and gold. The pink diary unveils its significance right from the very book title itself, revealing another brilliant cover from Harper Collins. Radhika Anand is a young millennial at the top of her form, a twenty-nine-year-old impressing clients at McKinley Global Consulting with her efficiency. When she gets the chance to choose a trip to Provence in France or good old Bombay, there are specific reasons why she opts for the latter. Her boyfriend, Siddhant’s parents live there which makes it all the more tempting. For her, Bombay is “the city for real romance”. Another compelling reason is that her grandmother, Gayatri Khurana, an erstwhile IAS officer, lives in Bombay as well. Radhika discovers the older lady’s lace-bound diary, and once she begins to delve into it, she is drawn into the intrigue and the romance that had be