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Merissa (14214 KP) created a post

Oct 22, 2026

"When Jaanvi Chowdhury finds a photograph and a bundle of letters in her attic, she uncovers the extraordinary life of a great-aunt who fought for medicine, for India, and for love."

📷✨ A guest post and giveaway for THE LOST PHOTOGRAPH by ARCHANA MANIAR are live on the blog today! This moving work of historical fiction with contemporary themes traces one woman's rediscovery of purpose through a family story that spans generations and continents. 💫🌿

Head over to the blog to read the guest post and enter the giveaway!

Available in Kindle Unlimited 🎉

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https://archaeolibrarian.wixsite.com/website/post/the-lost-photograph-by-archana-maniar

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EDIT: This author has repeatedly harassed, belittled, and criticized me for the contents of my review in email, despite my insistence that this is my opinion. Be warned.

The synopsis on the back of the book confused me before I began reading, as it seemed to tell me the plot for the entire trilogy, instead of just this first book. I also struggled with staying interested in the book, as every page is saturated with foreign words and expressions that I needed to look up in the Glossary at the end of the book if I wanted to understand anything. It was quickly apparent that the history of India also played a major role in the plot of this book, as the author spends large chunks of time teaching the reader about India through the thoughts and conversations of the characters.
I felt like the plot really dragged its heels in progressing, and I often got lost in the details, unsure of what I was supposed to be focusing on the most.
In short, I simply could not progress with the book. I stalled on page 72, and I never picked it back up. Maybe I was not in the right frame of mind to read it, maybe it was too intimidating, I don't know, but if I feel like I am forcing myself to read the book when I struggle to stay focused after only a page, then the book is not for me.