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Karuna, a prominent Bombay socialite, is trying to flee the nightmare of the present by escaping into the past. An unhappy divorce and a succession of sordid affairs have left her bruised and battered and, in an effort to forget, Karuna begins writing her memoirs. As the story of her life unfolds we see how the gauche middle-class girl metamorphoses into a star--and we als Karuna, a prominent Bombay socialite, is trying to flee the nightmare of the present by escaping into the past. An unhappy divorce and a succession of sordid affairs have left her bruised and battered and, in an effort to forget, Karuna begins writing her memoirs. As the story of her life unfolds we see how the gauche middle-class girl metamorphoses into a star--and we also meet her friends and enemies: neurotic, man-hungry Anjali; gorgeous, vivacious Ritu; trampy, outrageous Si; Abe, who prefers young girls; Varun, a high-profile editor with a penchant for young boys; Krish, the pretentious adman, whose wife actively helps him in his extra-marital affairs; Girish, the art-film maker in search of the perfect 'Shakuntala'.All of these characters and more play out their lives against the backdrop of Bombay--a city unique unto itself.

Socialite Evenings is Shobha De 's first novel. It describes Mumbai high society and explores the lives of bored, rich housewives trapped in loveless marriages and. Socialite Evenings by De, Shobhaa and a great selection of similar Used, New and Collectible Books available now at AbeBooks.com.

Okay, so, I admit. I picked this book up from the library solely on the basis of the cover. Having that out of the way, I have very mixed feelings about Socialite Evenings. The book is an epitome of an oxymoron. I wanted to PUT IT DOWN, yet I couldn't resist a few pages. There were times when I went, WHY ON EARTH HAVEN'T THEY MADE THIS INTO A MOVIE? And then start thinking of the various actors to play the characters and blah blah.

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Having that out of the way, I have very mixed feelings about Socialite Evenings. The book is an epitome of an oxymoron. I wanted to PUT IT DOWN, yet I couldn't resist a few pages. Lost Legends: The Weeping Woman Ce Pc here. There were times when I went, WHY ON EARTH HAVEN'T THEY MADE THIS INTO A MOVIE? And then start thinking of the various actors to play the characters and blah blah. But at some point, I'd go like, thank goodness. This would make for a very very dull movie.