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THE RUNAWAY BRIDEGROOM
by
Sundari Venkatraman
Blurb
Chanda Maheshwari’s family is shaken when her thirteen-year-old bridegroom Veerendra runs away immediately after the wedding. The eight-year-old child doesn’t even understand the impact on her life. Unable to face their neighbours and friends, the Maheshwaris move from their village to Jaipur and begin a new life in the city.
Fourteen years later, Chanda is studying in a Delhi College. She takes up a temporary job at RS Software Pvt. Ltd. and falls head-over-heels for the boss of the operation. But what about Ranveer Singh? Is he interested in her?
Ranveer’s secretary Shikha is desperate to make him fall for her. All she wants is life-long security with a rich man. But it’s nerd Abhimanyu who keeps getting in the way. Abhi is Ranveer’s second-in-command and Shikha isn’t keen on him as she’s eyeing the main chance.
When Ranveer appears to show interest in Chanda, she’s faced with a new problem. Astrologer Vidyasagar insists that she would get back with her husband Veerendra. Does anyone want to know what she wants?
Chanda feels torn between the man she has fallen for and the family values that have been instilled in her. Will she ever find happiness?
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Meet the Author
Sundari Venkatraman has authored four ebooks so far, The Runaway Bridegroom being the latest. Three of her books, namely, The Malhotra Bride; Meghna and The Runaway Bridegroom have all been self-published on Amazon under the banner of Flaming Sun. All three books are regularly seen on Amazon’s Top 100 Bestsellers’ Contemporary Romances list.
A great fan of Mills & Boon romances over the past four decades, Sundari has always believed in ‘Happily Ever Afters’ and all her books promise happy endings.
The Runaway Bridegroom talks about ‘Child Marriage’, an evil perpetrated even in the 21st century in a country like India. While a large number of the country’s population live in the cities and lead modern lives, there are many who follow old customs unaware of the negative impact on the lives of the younger generation.
The book is a work of fiction and of course does not preach. The author has but made an attempt to bring this ancient custom to the eyes of the modern public around the world while bringing a simple solution to the protagonists, the victims of child marriage.
“I hope you enjoy reading the book as much as I loved writing it,” says Sundari Venkatraman.
Author Interview
Though I have never met the Author in person, the social networking sites and the technology oriented world made it possible to have an interview with the author, Sundari Venkatraman.
1. Give us an insight about the characters of the story.
Ans: Chanda is the heroine who’s doing her BMS at a Delhi College. What her friends don’t know is that she’s been married as a kid and that her husband had run away immediately after their wedding ceremony. She refuses to form a relationship as she feels she is not free. Ranveer is a self-made businessman who’s a loner. He finds himself falling for Chanda while his attractive secretary Shikha chases him. These are the three main characters in the story while Chanda has a large family consisting of her parents and four brothers.
2. How did your life changed after writing the first book.. To be precise, difference between post author life and pre-author life..
Ans: My life didn’t change much after I wrote my first book. While I rushed pillar-to-post finding a non-existent publisher, I just continued to write. But after self-publishing my first book – yes, my life has changed tremendously for the better. I am very happy to say that my first self-published book – THE MALHOTRA BRIDE – is a thumping success and I have also begun to receive regular royalties from Amazon. This has encouraged me to publish two more books so far this year while my fourth book is to be launched in December 2014.
3. The plot of the story is really interesting, is it a complete fictional work or inspired by any incidents??
Ans: It’s a complete work of fiction. A child marriage TV serial kind of triggered the idea in my head. But that’s just the basic idea. Otherwise, my book cannot be more different.
4. If given a chance to meet someone dead, who would it be and why ??
Ans: Abraham Lincoln! I would love to meet this great man who helped abolish slavery. I would love to ask him to guide me on the best way to abolish slavery of a different kind – women slavery – that’s still prevalent in our country.
5. Any words for me??
Ans: Thank you so much Mr. Santosh Panda for the interesting interview questions you have put together on your blog. I enjoyed answering them.
Author Interview
Though I have never met the Author in person, the social networking sites and the technology oriented world made it possible to have an interview with the author, Sundari Venkatraman.
1. Give us an insight about the characters of the story.
Ans: Chanda is the heroine who’s doing her BMS at a Delhi College. What her friends don’t know is that she’s been married as a kid and that her husband had run away immediately after their wedding ceremony. She refuses to form a relationship as she feels she is not free. Ranveer is a self-made businessman who’s a loner. He finds himself falling for Chanda while his attractive secretary Shikha chases him. These are the three main characters in the story while Chanda has a large family consisting of her parents and four brothers.
2. How did your life changed after writing the first book.. To be precise, difference between post author life and pre-author life..
Ans: My life didn’t change much after I wrote my first book. While I rushed pillar-to-post finding a non-existent publisher, I just continued to write. But after self-publishing my first book – yes, my life has changed tremendously for the better. I am very happy to say that my first self-published book – THE MALHOTRA BRIDE – is a thumping success and I have also begun to receive regular royalties from Amazon. This has encouraged me to publish two more books so far this year while my fourth book is to be launched in December 2014.
3. The plot of the story is really interesting, is it a complete fictional work or inspired by any incidents??
Ans: It’s a complete work of fiction. A child marriage TV serial kind of triggered the idea in my head. But that’s just the basic idea. Otherwise, my book cannot be more different.
4. If given a chance to meet someone dead, who would it be and why ??
Ans: Abraham Lincoln! I would love to meet this great man who helped abolish slavery. I would love to ask him to guide me on the best way to abolish slavery of a different kind – women slavery – that’s still prevalent in our country.
5. Any words for me??
Ans: Thank you so much Mr. Santosh Panda for the interesting interview questions you have put together on your blog. I enjoyed answering them.
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