Publisher's Synopsis
Alka Saraogi a well known writer in Hindi is a full-time author She has a large body to work to her credit and has received several awards for fiction writing,including the Sahitya Akademi award for her novel Kali katha via Bypass and the shrikant Verma award Shesh Kadambari The Undaid Story traces the life of Ruby Gupta an educated upper class woman born with the preverbial silver spoons in her mouth but the events of whose life unfold in a manner that makes the silver spoon more of a liability than an asset.When we meet her, Ruby Gupta has reached the stage of life when she spends the better part of the day reminiscing about her past the memories of which are still pungent enough to moisten her eyes. To deliver another painful blow to her doddering self esteem .In a brilliant novel that is seemingly a simple account to the lfe of an ordinary woman Alka saraogi once again breaks through the bastion of the traditional form of the novel,juxstaposing the omnipresent glittering materialism in the wake of the twenty first century with the staid,ethical code of conduct prevalent in the days of yore
