The Rise of Venus

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The Rise of Venus Stories of Emerging Voices and Spirited Strength

Author Name: Divya Menon | Format: Paperback | Genre : Literature & Fiction | Other Details

The Rise of Venus charts the journeys of seven female protagonists facing loss, self-doubt and trauma. At its crux, each story underlines that the path to weeding out oppression at its root is to crush self-doubt, speak up, and build a nurturing relationship with yourself. Esha, 38 years: “As children, we are asked to shed our inhibitions and accommodate their requests at the cost of our comfort. ...that it would be impolite to say no…” Anvika, 7 years: “Didn’t Appa always tell me that crying was a sign of weakness?” Jaya, 48 years: “Whose voices are these that disguise themselves as our inner thoughts and ridicule us for every move our body makes, every decision our mind takes, and every emotion our heart feels?” Ira, 13 years: “But I feel ashamed; how will I explain to them what I went through tonight?” Meera, 24 years: “If, for some uncontrollable and unforeseeable reason, they cease to exist in our lives, should our lives cease too?” Aavni, 52 years: “But how is a woman to be blamed for feeling worthless when the society she lives in has conditioned her to give up, give in, and live a life chosen by others?” Kamya, 26 years: “I want sex, without guilt and judgments. I want to live my life on my terms, far away from the pedestal.”

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Divya Menon

Divya Menon is a writer by passion, a poet at heart, a mother by choice, and an educational games designer by profession. Born in New Delhi, she has been a wanderer all along, growing up in cities like Frankfurt, Kyiv, and Moscow. Divya is the founder of PlayQraft, a niche company that uses educational games to develop social and emotional skills among children. She is also an independent researcher who has published academic papers on various approaches to game-based learning. The Rise of Venus is Divya’s first foray into the world of fictional writing. The stories in this book are inspired by her own experiences and those of other strong warriors she has observed around her from all walks of life. Divya lives in Bangalore, India.