Love in the Time of Affluenza / Press‘Loves and Lives of the Upper Crust of Bombay Society’ (New Indian Express) August 13, 2019 Written by 0 Shunali Khullar Shroff’s Love in the Time of Affluenza is all about the rich and the fabulous who form Mumbai’s one per cent elite. “I happen to be exposed to this minute fraction of the city’s population. I am familiar with this world they inhabit and so it was easy for me to place my story in it,” says the second-time author, who previously penned the Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother.A deceptively easy read, this “satirical take on the loves and the lives of the upper crust of Bombay society”, as Shunali puts it, touches upon infidelity, what it means to be equal partners in a marriage and how privilege doesn’t shield a woman from the expectations of a deeply patriarchal society.Read MoreFurther Reading... Shunali Khullar Shroff’s The Wrong Way Home | Forget the damsel in distress, meet Nayantara — vain, stalking her ex, and brilliantly real February 3, 2026Power of Older Women January 26, 2024Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother (Good Reads) March 15, 2015 Previous PostLove, Longing and Life (The New India Express) Next PostShunali Shroff’s New Novel is a Witty Take on Marriages and Love Among Mumbai’s Rich and Famous (Vogue)
