Book review: Borderline by Shabri Prasad Singh

                      Borderline                     

• Author: Shabri Prasad Singh

• Publisher: Bloomsbury India

• Publication date: 10 Ict 2017

• Language: English 

• ISBN-10: 9386643065

• ISBN-13: 978-9386643063

• Book Length: 256

• Format: Paperback 

• Price: Rs.399 only (as printed on the book)

About the author: 

Shabri Prasad Singh was born on the 21st of December, 1984 in Chandigarh, India. She was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder in 2012, a confirmation after long years of struggle with the symptoms of the disease. She has travelled the world from a young age, living in countries including the United Kingdom and the USA and currently in Delhi, India.

Blurb:

With this true life narrative turned fictional, delve into the life and thoughts of Amrita Srivastava. 

Harbouring an almost devotional love for her father and unable to cope with the legal separation of her parents, this is the account of how she is subsequently diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and the powerful story of how she eventually overcomes her demons. 

Having shifted from Chandigarh to New York to study, Amrita has just about begun to adjust to the new city when her life is thrown into disarray by the death of her father. Acting as a trigger, this event leads to a series of abusive relationships. Forced by a breakdown to leave her studies in New York, she tries to make a new life for herself in Delhi. Unsettled by the continuous changes, Amrita descends into a hard partying lifestyle fuelled by alcohol and drugs. Written as part of her healing process, this is a searing confession about the challenges she faces before finally reaching to the process of rehab and therapy. 

Calibrating itself to the turning of the mind’s endlessly churning machinery, this novel gives one the rare opportunity to see it at work. Life affirming and inspiring, this is at the same time a journey that navigates through the loneliness, heartbreak and intensity of Amrita’s approach to life. 

Intimate, forceful and raw, Borderline is the catharsis we all need.

My Verdict: 

This story is based upon the real life of the author, and is able to articulate the problems faced by a borderline personality disorder person. It's the story of a girl who has seen a lot at a very early age and she subjected to intense emotions and situations now and then. This book deals with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and is written in the most beautiful and simple way. This book is a fictionalized account based on the author’s life. 

Some people are so deep in love that they can do anything for their loved ones, but they also do fear of rejection.
Every new chapter had a new story, a new puzzle to solve. The narration is so good and the words and phrases used in the book has been portrayed in a very beautiful way. It's a worth reading book for each and every story book lover.

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