This month, my dear mother-in-law would have been 93! She left us for her Heavenly abode at 91, leaving behind a lifetime of fond memories.... My novel titled No Mother-in-law, Please! is an ode to all mothers-in-law, in all their myriad forms!
No Mother-in-law, Please!
By
Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan
The copyright of this novel is with
Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan.
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| My MIL, at her 80th Birthday Celebrations! |
This book is humbly dedicated to my mother-in-law, Prema Nathan. She is a simple, talented and god-fearing lady. After her husband’s early demise, she single-handedly and ably brought up her two children.
Among her noteworthy talents are singing, steno-typing, playing the violin, embroidery, tailoring and cooking.
She is a stickler for time and tidiness. She loves to regale us with mythological stories and anecdotes from her family’s history. At 90, she’s a bundle of energy, bustling about the house with élan.
Above all, she has a mind of her own and doesn’t hesitate to call a spade, a spade!
Here’s wishing her a long, healthy and peaceful life!
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| My Dad and MIL! |
List of books written by me:
(Author - Mrs. Priya Ramesh Swaminathan)
The Enigma and other stories
The Obsession
The Mysterious Basement of Summer City (Prize-winning, debut novel)
Wow! Wrong Number
You Compromise, I Won’t!
Unconditional Love in Exchange
Just Not Meant For Marriage!
The Byline and other stories
A Good Old Rumor! and other stories
The Celestial Souls of Khambetka
Of Siblings and E-Friends
Dad’s Great, Boys!
God’s Will
The Trophy Wife
Shadows in the Dark
Neha's Quest
Ghosts of the Past
My Life, My Way!
Everyone
The Unending Nightmare
Once Again
The Long-distance Relationship
The Love-addict (www.freeditorial.com)
A Suitor for the Princess (https://radiantpriyasvision.blogspot.com)
No Mother-in-law, Please! (www.wattpad.com)
One word that strikes unimaginable terror in a young bride’s heart is ‘mother-in-law’. It is not surprising, as a lady who is utmost loving and compassionate as a mother, often becomes a despicable ogre as soon as she becomes a mother-in-law!
The reasons could be several, such as a difference in opinions, points-of-view, temperaments and attitudes; ego, one-upmanship, bias, prejudice, greed, jealousy and hatred.
Often, life after marriage becomes a continuous tussle between the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law, with the husband/son sandwiched helplessly between the two warring ladies. Each lady tries to exert her control over the man and the household and establish her supremacy.
A lady, who has been tortured by her mother-in-law as a newly-wed bride, viciously and gleefully takes over the onerous mantle effortlessly, when she becomes a mother-in-law!
No wonder then that many a young girl these days has a strict (often unspoken) rule when she decides to marry. ‘No mother-in-law, please!’ Obviously, she wants to live peacefully and happily with her husband, without the baggage of a nagging mother-in-law!
But there are always exceptions to the rule!
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