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Speed post
Sep 02, 2004 03:08 PM 11319 Views
(Updated Sep 02, 2004 04:59 PM)

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The association involving a mother and her children is undeniably the extra special relationship that exists in any individual’s life. Sensible and sensitive too “Speed post” seems to be straight from the writer’s heart. The book is in the form of series of letters written by Shobha De to her six children. These letters depict the compassionate nature of a mother towards her children.


De's letters to her kids navigate through a range of concerns - emotional, behavioral, and social. Being children of the 90s, they certainly want to have their own way but Shobha De has handled these fragile matters with a touch of perception. Most of the issues discussed and the conclusions derived are pertinent to urban families.


Every mother of the twenty-first century has similar anxieties and worries while raising her children. This book holds you on and takes you on a journey discussing how to preserve family values and traditions, imparting discipline and the most common bugbears of telephone calls, late nights, and Internet chats. Other crucial but familiar concerns tackled are the pains children undergo while budding up, adolescent fretfulness about love, sex and friendship.


While explaining an incident one of the letters says…it so happened Arundhati; De’s daughter read one of the explicit passages from her mom’s book and was more than shocked. Those were her school days and she didn’t expect her mom to be writing something, which seemed “cheap and absurd”. This incident quickly transforms the writer to a concerned mother who explains her perspective by saying that the book was meant for adults and not for the age group to which Arundhati belonged.


Shobha De shares some of the really touching moments of her life, right from talking to her daughters about their love lives, passing through their heartbreaks to their wedding plans. Topics like children watching some “wicked” serials from the west--- like “BAYWATCH” is liberally discussed. I found the signature lines of the letters attention- grabbing. Shobha De discloses various shades of a mother’s personality through these letters.


Sometimes she’s a mom writing in anguish; sometimes she just goes Grrrrrrr… over her kids; otherwise she’s just cheerful; she’s sad for a while; at occasions she’s protective; most of the times she’s loving; sometimes she’s trusting, she’s emotional, she regrets at times, she feels embarrassed at occasions, she’s feels nostalgic and puzzled also, sometimes she’s thoughtful, at times she’s philosophical……….but all her feelings pour out affection.


She writes, “Parents have no vacations, no breaks….” This is so true. The realistic feel of the book reminds me of many conversations with my mom. Through the letters the writer has provided a channel, guiding them to cope with an increasingly stress-filled yet exciting new world.


Due to the moderately erotic content of her novels, Shobha De has always been in hullabaloo with some reviewers who rather look at her work scornfully. But this archetypal will make you “pause” and think.


Speed post” is a learning process for every reader, be he playing a parent’s role or that of a child. It reveals about living, loving, caring and coping with the world. After reading these letters I’ve come to believe that --------“Indeed GOD must be a mother”!!!


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