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The awkwardness of her name plagues B. Damayanthi, along with the bunch of unsuitable prospective husbands her Amma throws at her, a dead-end job as an accountant in a decrepit firm, the oppressiveness of Chennai. When she finally quits her job and some of her inhibitions to join a bank in... read more

Characters/People edit see section history

  • Damayanthi Balachandran: Archaic by gone and woe begone, D as she will later be addressed cant break the boundaries imposed on her by her name and society for a while. And when she finally does, it's not a glorious metamorphosis like a butterfly but a rather bumpy and clumsy one. She is smart, witty and sometimes even cliched but she is hilarious
  • Victoria: Damyanthi's imaginary pen friend
  • Sumitra: Damyanthi's school friend, who moved to Delhi and is working for a hot-shot firm.
  • Jimmy: Damyanthi's colleague and only friend in First Global
  • Harish: Damyanthi's boss at First Global
  • CG: The consultant who helps Damyanthi and Jimmy on their project
  • Rahul: Damyanthi's crush and maybe boyfriend at first Global
  • Sonya: Damyanthi's glamorous flatmate in Mumbai
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Setting & Locations edit see section history

  • Chennai: Damyanthi's home town
  • Mumbai: The city of glamour, Damyanthi's city of work
  • Goa: Conference of First Global, where Damyanthi first meets Rahul

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Nirupama Subramanian (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper Collins
Country: India
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9788172239428
Page Count: 356
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  1. 2010
  2. easy read
  3. fiction
  4. humor
  5. indian authors
  6. witty
  7. woman fiction 

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