ManoharAsija My Dear Sister-in-law 1 My Dear Sister-in-law (A Fiction) By Manohar Asija 2 The kin and other relatives, friends and just acquaintances, who provided twists and turns to my life through their deeds or words, chosen deliberately or caused inadvertently, but virtually helped me `see a better tomorrow` 3 MY DEAR SISTER-IN-LAW A fiction by Manohar Asija Copyright © Manohar Asija 2013 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the author. This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities, is entirely coincidental. ManoharAsija Author Dated: 1.12 ‘13 E-mail:
[email protected] 4 CONTENTS Part 1 Upright Widow Part 2 Dear Sisters-in-law Part 3 Allurement Part 4 My Dear Sister-in-law 5 AUTHOR’S NOTE Manifestation of the truest form of the truth, as per one’s perception, is the desired goal of the artist, author, painter or sculptor, while engaged in his creativity. Whereas the essayist in general is committed to avoid portraying his fancies as actual events, the fiction writer is endowed with the privilege of letting his mental compass to reach any imaginary limits, subject however to the convincing probabilities that his reader may find self comfortable with, while perusing the document for his entertainment.