About this ebook
Sonia, Komal and Neetu have little in common beyond a shared history and the loss of their husbands. But when a long-talked-about journey finally takes them from Istanbul to Prague and Seville, each woman arrives carrying more than grief.
Sonia is determined to keep up appearances, even as the foundation beneath her polished life quietly crumbles. Komal has always found safety in being needed, until she discovers how easily her family has learned to do without her. And Neetu, always the dependable one, has grown so used to putting others first that she has almost forgotten what she wants for herself.
City by city, old assumptions begin to unravel: about the men they married, the families they built around them, and the women they became in the process.
Grief has a way of preserving the past exactly as we choose to remember it. But what happens when the truth refuses to stay buried?
Over ten unforgettable days, three women who never expected to need one another must confront the lives they have lost, the choices they have made, and the unsettling possibility that their stories might not be ending after all.
Warm, poignant, and ultimately hopeful, This Season of Being is a story of friendship, marriage, loss, and the courage to discover who you are when the life you knew is no longer the life you have.
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About the author
Poornima Manco was born and raised in New Delhi, India, and studied English Literature at the University of Delhi. She now lives in the United Kingdom with her family, where she writes fiction exploring relationships, connection, and the complexities of the human experience. She enjoys travelling, baking, and watching classic black-and-white films.
