About the book
Butterflies of Success follows the compelling journey of Mukta and Prem, a couple with four daughters who leave their village in search of a better life in Thakurli, near Bombay. Facing numerous challenges, including living in a small, unsanitary dwelling, financial struggles, and health issues, Mukta leads her family of six in a fight to improve their situation. She starts by selling boiled chickpeas and gradually expands to open a diner and a tailoring unit with Prem’s help. As the business progresses, the family strives to educate and marry off their daughters, which brings new challenges, including mounting debts. Not oblivious to her parents’ daily struggles, their college-going third daughter, Radha, devises a plan that momentarily disrupts the family but ultimately lifts them out of the cycle of poverty threatening to crush them all.
About the author
Ranga Iyer is a debut author in her early 60s. She began her writing career as a lifestyle journalist with Bombay Times and Bangalore Times in India. After moving to Canada in 2003, Ranga freelanced for online magazines and gained diverse experience working as a customer service representative in restaurants and retail, as well as a photo studio assistant at Amazon
Butterflies of Success
ISBN 9788196920951 Pages 250 Binding PB Year 2024