Puppy Love That Shattered Her LIfe

"Puppy Love That Shattered Her Life" This novel is based on a true story of Claudia Peterson (Name Changed) who is the daughter of British parents who chose to settle down in Mumbai after Indian Independence. Claudia's father was martyred fighting for the British against the Japanese in Burma. Her four elder brothers were sparingly educated and alcoholics. Claudia had a difficult childhood and adolescence. She had to approach blood relations and friends alike asking for financial support. At a very young age of seventeen she takes up a job alongside men in a corrugated carton factory in Mumbai. Because of her constant contact with several young men she gets pregnant. She keeps this a secret to herself and quietly marries a young handsome boy of French parentage. When the first child is born before time, there is a disturbance in the relationship between her husband and herself. Her husband is sure that he is not the father of the child born. Hence there are regular quarrels and fights between her husband and her. This results in frequent domestic violence in which Claudia is injured and bruised several times. The relationship between Claudia's husband and her is that of a love and hate. After several fights and serious domestic issues Claudia finally separates from her husband. Meanwhile she has a second child, a daughter from her husband. Her husband keeps the daughter with himself and turns our Claudia and her illegitimate son. The biological father of her son now marries her and they start living happily. This happiness does not last long. Her son meets with an accident in the garden in which he is crushed below a climbing frame. He is crippled for life and dies shortly. After the death of her son, her second husband leaves her and disappears. Again her first husband comes back and accepts her into his life. Read on to see the other drama of love, hate, friendship and enmity unfold in Claudia's life. You are welcome to share your feedback with me after reading at the email address given below. A K Francis