Book Review: Fate Fraud and a Friday Wedding

Fate Fraud and a Friday Wedding, a book written by a debutante writer Bhavna Rai, is about people whose lives did not turn out to be as desired by them, but leads them to discover a new meaning in their lives.

The story mainly revolves around the lives of six young people - a software geek, a girl belonging to a rich family, another software professional, who has been staying in USA but has to relocate to India to be with his parents, his American girlfriend and 2 other professionals working at a BPO (Business Process Outsourcing ) company.

It is interesting to see how the lives of all these seemingly distant characters turn out to be intertwined together. The author's vast experience in the field of Information Technology (IT) has enabled her to weave the story in the backdrop of IT and ITes (Information Technology Enabled Services) industry. The way the management of the software firms strategize in the wake of recession and follow up on their plans has been captured beautifully.

The highlight of this book is the smooth flow of events which are every bit engrossing. Reading through the fast-paced story, it didn't seem like the work of the first time writer. The characters are very well defined and even if some characters seem a bit geeky, the story is told in a lucid style. There are no non-required lengthy descriptions of characters or events and hence no wasting of reader’s time. It also has lots of interesting drama thrown in and never a dull moment. A bit more effort though could have gone into editing in the language department.


I liked the way the author has captured the thought process of the young generation and how they handle conundrums that ensue when it comes to making important decisions in their lives.

All in all, an easy reading and a completely engrossing book from cover to cover which tells the story of urbane youth woven around an intelligent plot!