Bathinda to Bangkok

Vibha Batra's books include Ludhiana to London, Glitter and Gloss, The Activist and The Capitalist, Sweet Sixteen (Yeah, Right!), Seventeen and Done (you Done!), Eighteen and Wiser (Not Quite!), Family Crossword, A Twist of Lime, Tongue in Cheek, and Ishaavaasya Upanishad: Knowledge and Action.Is it going to be Mahi Way, or the Highway for Mahi? Mahi's back in the pavilion, but, ji, her dreams got mixed with mud. Hopes got crushum-crushed. Heart became pieces-pieces. As if life isn't tatti enough, one after another new-new siyapas are starting. Mahi's hungry to grow Ludhiana to London, her party-planning company, to international height. Lavith, her international returned ex-love, is thirsty for her blood. Leave work-life balance, she's toh losing mental balance. Her BFF (Bechari Frustoo Friend) Dingy's to-be-in-laws are refusing first night in Bangkok. Her other BFF, Dumpy's refusing to go anywhere without his Combo Pack -- his Sweet Knife GF Simran and her paindu brother Raj. Her brother Niku's business problem is not saying bye-bye. And her stepmom Bhooto (short for Bhootni) is - hai-hai - don't ask. But the question bothering her the most is: Will her ex come back to her? Will it be Lav-ith or Leave-it for Mahi?Hop on a frenzied and hilarious ride as party planner Mahi navigates her life from Bhatinda to Bangkok!Part social commentary, part social satire, this is one funny ride.A laugh riot.'Vibha Batra...brings an uncommon vigour to existential dilemmas of love, separation and re-unions that today's younger generation often run against, with an uncommon mix of structured language and colloquial speech-acts, akin to the hybrid one comes across frequently on social media.'