Book Review 56: The Sleepless Beauty by Rajesh Talwar.




Rajesh Talwar's latest book, The Sleepless Beauty, is a beautiful fairy-tale which narrates the story of a young Princess Ramya. She lives in a small kingdom near the Himalayas. When her mother, Queen Mohini passes away, the princess was only at a tender age of twelve. As a result of this tragic incident, Princess Ramya suffers from insomnia. Her father, King Bhoj, tries all efforts to make the princess sleep, but all end in vain. Nothing can help her to fall asleep. The princess grew up, but this problem of her sleeplessness remained. She came to be known as the 'Sleepless Beauty'. Eventually, the king comes up with a competition, in which whoever will succeed in getting the princess to sleep, will get her hand in marriage. The story takes exciting turns with romantic and comic elements which will surely make you fall in love with the tale. To know more about what happens to Princess Ramya, you have to read the book.

This book is very different from the last book that I have read by the author. The previous one was a very serious non-fiction about the mystery related to the vanishing of Subhas Chandra Bose. But, this one belongs to a completely different genre and is really beautiful.
The plot is quite interesting. As is evident from the title of the book, it is kind of the Indian version of the popular western fairy-tale, The Sleeping Beauty, with certain twists and turns. It is written in easy language and the narrated really well. This book reminded me of my childhood days when I used to read all the fairy-tales of Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel and so on. It is a simple and light read and took me an hour to complete reading.

The book is so engaging that it has the capability to appeal to children and adults alike. If you want to read something light and breezy, and need to relax for a while, pick this book up. You won't be disappointed.


About the author: Rajesh Talwar studied Negotiation at Harvard, Human Rights Law at Nottingham, and Law and Economics at Delhi University. He has worked for the United Nations on legal and justice-related issues. Prior to working for the UN, he practised law at Delhi University and Jamia Millia Islamia. He is author to more than a dozen books.



My rating: 4 of 5 stars.
First Published: April 2019
Pages: 90
Price: ₹70/-

You can buy this book from Amazon.


Thanks to the author, Rajesh Talwar, for providing me with a review copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 

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