All the lives we never lived

The novel of Anuradha Roy immerses you in the India of the mid of the previous century fighting for its independence and war-torn. Into this broad battle takes place the combat of a woman, Gayatri Rozario, which seems to be born too soon, dreaming about liberty and travels, painting every piece of life, talking to birds and plants. Getting stuck in her marriage and family, Gayatri – the sunbird – finds the bravery to reach her liberty and has to pay its prize.

The efforts of Gayatri's son to understand what happened in his mother's spirit to leave and never come back is a great introspection into the complexities of our feelings and often contradictory emotions.
By this token, All the Lives We Never Lived can be read as an ode to freedom