Sameer Chadha is in a midlife crisis – unhappy with everything around him, even his name. His corporate career is languishing and he is increasingly alienated from his family. His wife Kavita, a parttime poet and a fulltime mother, lives more in the past than the present. When their lives collide with that of Ritu, a younger woman copingwith an abusive husband and an autistic son, a chain of events gets triggered that puts all their lives into a tailspin. The Jasmine Bloom is a story of love, lust, ruin and resurrection. It is a commentary on the fragility of modern family life of terrible secrets and shocking choices. However, at its core, it is the tale of aman learning to be happy in the here and now.

Author: Rajat Narula