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Nadine

By: Vimi Bajaj
Narrated by: Tania Rodrigues
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About this listen

In this captivating debut story, a young woman in India about to plunge into an arranged marriage seeks the advice of an older friend - an eccentric expat who has led an unconventional life.

In a quiet suburb of New Delhi, two next-door neighbors develop a friendship: one, a young woman engaged to be married, and the other, Nadine: a woman in her 60s living with her second husband. We follow these two women through their phone calls and visits together, diving deeper into Nadine's storied past: With her larger-than-life personality and proclivity to defy society's conventions, her insight weighs heavily on her young friend, about to face a major turning point of her own.

Nadine is a poignant short story about the choices, big and small, that shape our lives.

©2021 Vimi Bajaj (P)2021 Audible Originals, LLC. United States World Literature

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I love that Audible produces so many short stories and makes them available in the catalogue. The range is vast in every way, so your mileage will vary.

I found this a well written and observed piece about an unpleasant woman that gave me the experience of spending time with her, so I didn't enjoy it. I could certainly see it being interesting and cathartic to others.

Well Written, But Not For Me

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I was intrigued by both characters. The modern young Indian girl who is about to be married to a man her family have deemed suitable and who she seems to think is nice. She befriends an older woman-Nadine- who is an expat with an interesting life story.
The character of Nadine is more deeply drawn. I would have liked to understand the relationship between them better. Everything was in Nadine’s terms. It is a warning story about not fulfilling family expectations but living your individual life. However I would have loved to unpick Nadine’s a bit more. It stopped too soon. Was it a taster for a full length novel in the future?

Interesting story line that finished abruptly

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No real story line, main focus on one character and very repetitive. I wouldn’t recommend

No ending to the story

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I really enjoyed the reading of this story, and the characters were well thought out and realised. It just finished very abruptly and without a conclusive ending.

Good performance, but felt like half a story

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Framed in an interesting way and flows beautifully. Controversial topics and personal justifications of one life.

An elegant story

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