EXCESS BAGGAGE

GET READY FOR A MOTHER OF A SUMMER! Of late, Anviksha Punjabi cant seem to get anything right. She is in the middle of ending her second marriage, barely able to keep any friends and repeatedly getting into trouble at work. And if all that werent enough, she has to put up with her gregarious and overbearing sixty-seven-year-old mother as a housemate. Afraid that if this goes on shell finally unravel completely, Anviksha decides that she needs a break a Bollywood-style solo-trip-across-Europe kind of break. What she didnt expect is that her mother, Smita Punjabi, will insist on coming along. The unlikely duo embarks on a journey complete with nudists, an unwelcome blast from the past, a British dog named Bhindi and several eligible bachelors. Slowly, what was supposed to be a soul-searching journey for one turns into a life-altering experience for two. Funny, moving and always entertaining, Richa S. Mukherjee's new novel is an ode to families everywhere.