The God of Small Things by Arundhathi Roy (Book Review by Ann Ben)

 The God of Small Things is a book that revolves around the life of a family based in Ayyemenem, Kerala. The Main characters of the novel are the two-egg twins, Rahel and Esthappen also called as Estha. Ammu, the mother of Estha and Rahel was divorced and the three of them stayed in their maternal house in Ayyemenem.

The story constantly shifts between the past and the present, when Rahel had returned after ages to Ayyemenem on the notice that Estha has shown up in town. The twins finally meet after the passage of several years .They did not have any sort of contact with each other, separate by body and soul. It also portrays wonderfully the memories of their childhood.

The plot constitutes of a chain of mishappenings in their family, the major one being the death of their cousin, Sophie mol. Beneath all of their family tragedies, Ms. Roy has detailed about the local politics, social taboos and mostly the fate of all the people which laid the family irreparably shattered.

Ms. Roy also tries to convey through her novel that it is always the small things that are said out aloud and the bigger ones are kept only as thoughts deep inside and never let out.

The book is a beautiful piece of word art, sensitive and passionate which keeps the readers mind engaged from page to page, giving them a sort of enlightenment and some fresh energy.