A flower in the midst of thorns
An inspiring book from a differently-abled woman Jhamak Ghimire, who explains life from her perspective. This book was honored by providing Madan Puraskar, a literary prize which is provided annually to outstanding book in Nepali language published within the calendar year. This book was printed seven times within two years span making it the Best Seller of all times. This book is an autobiography of the writer. Being a differently-abled woman, she faced many problems. So what were the setbacks of her life, how was she treated by society, how she came up to be a writer – she writes the answers to these questions in her book Though this piece of literature is considered as an autobiography of the writer, I found this book a mirror of Nepalese society. There is a superstition in Nepalese society that when one dies, s/he will get a chance to visit Heaven only if s/he has a son. Such misconception was prevalent in the writer's family too when she was born. Further, it is believe