In a world obsessed with curated happiness, what does starting over really look like?

The Wrong Way Home is a witty, sharply observed work of contemporary Indian women’s fiction about love, divorce, reinvention, and the chaos of modern relationships in Mumbai.

When Nayantara, a forty-something PR professional, finds her marriage collapsing, she’s forced to rebuild her life in a world designed for couples and curated happiness. Between celebrity clients, complicated friendships, financial anxiety, and the quiet ache of loneliness, she learns that starting over isn’t glamorous.

It’s messy, funny, humiliating, liberating—and sometimes deeply tender.

Set in the glittering and unforgiving social world of Mumbai, this is women’s fiction with bite: a story about ambition, self-respect, female friendship, and the quiet courage it takes to choose yourself when visibility, success, and love are all on the line.

Perfect for readers who enjoy:

• Contemporary Indian women’s fiction
• Book-club novels with humour and heart
• Stories about divorce, reinvention, and second chances
• Sharp, observant fiction set in urban India

A compassionate satire about modern relationships, social expectations, and what it really means to begin again—especially when life refuses to follow the script.