Love in the Time of Affluenza / Press ‘Loves and Lives of the Upper Crust of Bombay Society’ (New Indian Express) August 13, 2019 Written by 0 Shunali Khullar Shroff’s Love in the Time of Affluenza is all about the rich and the fabulous who form Mumbai’s one per cent elite. “I happen to be exposed to this minute fraction of the city’s population. I am familiar with this world they inhabit and so it was easy for me to place my story in it,” says the second-time author, who previously penned the Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother. A deceptively easy read, this “satirical take on the loves and the lives of the upper crust of Bombay society”, as Shunali puts it, touches upon infidelity, what it means to be equal partners in a marriage and how privilege doesn’t shield a woman from the expectations of a deeply patriarchal society. Read More Further Reading... Questions from The Pioneer May 12, 2015 Momditorial: Book Review of Shunali Shroff’s ‘Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother’ (Momspresso) May 20, 2015 Everything We Grew up with Is Now Taboo (DNA) September 13, 2015 Previous Post Love, Longing and Life (The New India Express) Next Post Shunali Shroff’s New Novel is a Witty Take on Marriages and Love Among Mumbai’s Rich and Famous (Vogue)
