"Grandmother's Tale" by R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan is the writer who wrote "Malgudi Days" but it's my first book by him.

I bought this book at my daughter's school and it's meant for children, I guess. However, the book was a lot of fun to read for an adult as well.

It's a grandma telling a story to her grandson (R.K. Narayan) about how her parents got married. That was a child marriage a century  ago in the part of India where they speak Tamil.

"A grandma is telling a story to her grandson from the old India - a true and exciting story."

It was really interesting to read about how the children felt getting married, what customs and traditions were there.
There was a lot of drama in this book and there were bits that made me laugh a lot.

The grandma telling the tale was also like a "typical traditional grandma" who would get angry about small things like her grandson questioning her.

The book, in the end, felt very much like an autobiography of the authors' grand-grandparents and it showed how life just passes by and that we should cherish every moment and enjoy it as much as we can. It also taught how to be stubborn and never give up and keep following your goals no matter how impossible to achieve they may seem.

I would recommend this book for everyone - children and grown-ups because it's a book about life and everyone could relate to it. (It is also comically illustrated).