Diksha Basu's debut novel The Windfall is a poignant and humorous set in modern India. At the heart of the novel, the Jha family live in a working class neighborhood in New Delhi while their adult son is a business school student in America. When Anil Jha, the patriarch of the family sells his IT company, he practically becomes $20 million richer overnight. Almost immediately, he and his wife move to an upper class neighborhood in New Delhi. Being the newly minted millionaires, the Jhas realize the immense power of money and try to make the most of it. They mingle with other millionaires and billionaires, hire private security, and buy outrageous things, they have a sofa infused with Swarovski crystals shipped from Japan.
Ultimately, this story is about the immense power money holds in our lives. We are so preoccupied with material things that we neglect the smaller things in life which are always free as the old adage goes.
I also liked the fact that the story was set in India and it was interesting for me to experience how a culture different from mine deals with modern life.
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