{"id":4845,"date":"2026-03-03T09:35:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4845"},"modified":"2026-03-03T09:37:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T09:37:32","slug":"book-recommendation-real-life-by-amrita-mahale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4845","title":{"rendered":"Book Recommendation: Real Life by Amrita Mahale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1667\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-scaled.jpg?fit=1667%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4846\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.6511743401528641;width:372px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-scaled.jpg?w=1667&amp;ssl=1 1667w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1180&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-scaled.jpg?resize=1000%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-scaled.jpg?resize=1334%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Hi Readers! I read a fascinating book last month. Even after finishing it, I couldn\u2019t quite stop thinking about it, especially the brilliance of the prose. Yes, I had read the story. But, after reading it, I randomly recollected different layers of themes that I hadn\u2019t realised before. The same thing happened when I read Amrita Mahale\u2019s first book Milk Teeth, and now here I am again. I feel as if this writing ingenuity is a specialty of the author and I will continue to be amazed by it every time she has a book out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~GOODREADS DESCRIPTION~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">In the remote Mahamaya Valley in the Himalayas, wildlife biologist Tara has vanished. Hunting for answers, Tara\u2019s best friend Mansi sets out to retrace her whereabouts in the days before her disappearance. The prime suspect Bhaskar sits in police custody, his obsession with Tara laid bare, his testimony a labyrinth of contradictions and half-truths. As the investigation deepens, the valley reveals its own mysteries\u2014a backpacker paradise where the timeless and the ephemeral collide, where technology and nature clash, and where a woman&#8217;s voice can be silenced in countless ways.<br><br>Rendered in exquisite prose,&nbsp;<em>Real Life<\/em>&nbsp;is a gripping mystery that transforms into a masterful exploration of love and loss, visibility and erasure, AI and surveillance and the never-ending tussle between individual desires and societal demands.<br><br>In an age of surveillance and enforced conformity, what does it mean for a woman to seek a more authentic, real existence?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1080 \/ 1920)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4848\" data-id=\"4848\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_141931_793.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_141931_793.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_141931_793.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_141931_793.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4847\" data-id=\"4847\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142353_527.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142353_527.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142353_527.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142353_527.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4849\" data-id=\"4849\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142140_028.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142140_028.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142140_028.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142140_028.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#27c7cd\" class=\"has-inline-color\">~~THOUGHTS~~<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Real Life is a story told in three parts, by Mansi, Bhaskar and Tara. <\/mark><\/strong>Tara goes missing in Jora while on one of many of her research field trips in the Himalayan region. No one is able to find her for over two months, after which her family and best friend Mansi have to believe the fact that she has died. Starting off from this point, we see Mansi leaving behind her entire life to go to Jora to feel closer to her best friend, to understand if she was at fault, to understand if Bhaskar was at fault, to simply understand how to be in a world where her best friend was no longer alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Part one, written in first person, is all about Mansi and Tara\u2019s friendship.<\/mark><\/strong> We see glimpses into the past from how they became friends, how their friendship changed when they were in college, how it evolved further when Mansi got married and Tara was not in favour about the groom Sid, and several instances over the 20 or so years which also showed how their friendship grew but not without its ups and downs. I loved reading these flashbacks as they made me remember the times I spent with my childhood friends too. In parallel to this, we also have the \u2018now\u2019 storyline where Mansi is trying to manoeuvre a life without Tara in a place where Tara spent about 8 years of her life. We see her contemplating her grief through waves of helplessness, sadness and guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">The first part is excellence in itself. It brought about a perfect balance in cementing the foundation of their friendship while also going into the nuances of loss, grief and guilt. <\/mark><\/strong>And, in addition, it also brought about the toxicity of Sid, aka, the man child and her in laws, in the way that patriarchy, fat shaming and more is written throughout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Part two, written in third person, is all about Bhaskar. <\/mark><\/strong>He was Mansi\u2019s collegemate and later when they had a chance occurrence, Mansi led him to Tara. He is an AI researcher, who has just returned from the US for a peaceful break, which is why he had chosen to go to Jora, of all places. What started innocently as friendship between them turned into a situationship which soon turned into Bhaskar\u2019s obsession over Tara. The way that Bhaskar\u2019s catphishing trauma from his college life led him to become an obsessed, creepy and at all times a psychopathic self-confident character is written amazingly. The only inane parts in this section were those revolving around AI. We read enough about it elsewhere, so seeing the same thing in a fiction novel was off-putting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Finally, <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">part three, written in third person again, is all about Tara, specifically everything that led up to her disappearance and death. <\/mark><\/strong>It\u2019s a small segment as compared to the previous two. Perhaps, it is because by now we know and love Tara for all she is and all she stands for. Her parents were a driver and a cook and she went on to become an ambitious, self-assured, confident, brilliant and courageous woman who was pursuing a PhD. We got to love her, don\u2019t we? The only time where I was bored is when there was a lot of talk about her research topic around ecology, wild dogs and such, which was actually quite a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">While I knew that Real Life was a haunting literary mystery, I never once expected it to be a core mystery. Having read and loved <a href=\"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Amrita Mahale\u2019s Milk Teeth<\/a>, I knew this book would be more on the literary and less on the mystery, and I was glad that it was!<strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\"> So many themes were unpacked in one book that it makes sense it took 6 years to write it and such kudos to her on that feat.<\/mark><\/strong> While I have already mentioned themes revolving around loss, grief, guilt, obsession, patriarchal bias etc, I also liked the political social commentary around caste reservations, people\u2019s rights in Kashmir, sexism in all fields of work and how we are but infinitesimal to the nature. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this one. <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#c45911\" class=\"has-inline-color\">I have rated Real Life by Amrita Mahale at 4\/5 stars!<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\" style=\"--aspect-ratio:calc(1080 \/ 1920)\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4851\" data-id=\"4851\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142457_822.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142457_822.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142457_822.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142457_822.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4852\" data-id=\"4852\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142043_921.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142043_921.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142043_921.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142043_921.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-4850\" data-id=\"4850\" data-aspect-ratio=\"1080 \/ 1920\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142245_124.jpg?fit=1080%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142245_124.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142245_124.jpg?resize=768%2C1365&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_20260303_142245_124.jpg?resize=864%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\">Until next time,<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/sign.jpg?resize=200%2C176&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4141\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi Readers! I read a fascinating book last month. Even after finishing it, I couldn\u2019t quite stop thinking about it, especially the brilliance of the prose. Yes, I had read the story. But, after reading it, I randomly recollected different layers of themes that I hadn\u2019t realised before. The same thing happened when I read [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4853,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,23,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book-review","category-books","category-book-reviews","category-mindscape-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/PSX_20260303_144430-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4360,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4360","url_meta":{"origin":4845,"position":0},"title":"Book Recommendation: Milk Teeth by Amrita Mahale","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"August 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Hi Readers, I read a book last weekend. Wasn\u2019t expecting to finish it entirely in two days, but it had a hold over me. It\u2019s a debut novel called Milk Teeth, and after reading it, I\u2019ve found a new favorite author in Amrita Mahale. Since this was a debut novel,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PSX_20250804_224630-1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PSX_20250804_224630-1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PSX_20250804_224630-1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PSX_20250804_224630-1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/PSX_20250804_224630-1-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4379,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4379","url_meta":{"origin":4845,"position":1},"title":"August 2025 Recap!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"August 30, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"August has passed by with its roar of rain, thunderous laughter with family and friends, intense travel planning with everyone, mellow and grateful times at work, with the onset of all the festivals to follow!I also watched movies and TV shows at an insane level. Absolutely loved a few, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Book review&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Book review","link":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?cat=2"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picsart_25-08-30_09-05-08-872-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picsart_25-08-30_09-05-08-872-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picsart_25-08-30_09-05-08-872-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picsart_25-08-30_09-05-08-872-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mindscapeinwords.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Picsart_25-08-30_09-05-08-872-2-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4818,"url":"https:\/\/mindscapeinwords.com\/?p=4818","url_meta":{"origin":4845,"position":2},"title":"February 2026 Recap!","author":"Aishwarya Shenolikar","date":"February 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"January was the longest, only for February to be the shortest. 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The most joyful time of the year indeed! Last year when I was set to go on a three-week vacation, my boss told me, \u201cEnjoy as much as you can. Travel and read as much as you can! 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