Fathers in Law (1965)
by
Henry Cecil
Book Read: 14,15 July 2015
Note Written: 25 July 2015
I got this book and read because of an e-mail which I reread after 7 years- the mail was by Sukumaran Sir, my teacher at START. He had recommended to me some authors to read at the time, seeing my writing style in an article which got published in 'EFLU Uncut' magazine, during my first year of college- the article was a funny one about my friend Ajayan's leg, which got fractured during a campus football match. The authors he recommended were PG Wodehouse, Henry Cecil and Robert Branson. Even though Henry Cecil is supposed to be humour writer, 'Fathers in Law' wasn't that humourous. The story was packed with varied emotions, yes, but what prevailed over humour was sadness and anxiety about what is justice, given the circumstances. The author, being a judge himself, is speaking from things that he has observed in his career, and he has done it quite well. The claim on the child (Hugh) was equal for both the parents, and the book has a great, all-pleasing end. While you read the novel, the case troubles your mind too, as to what fair treatment is, when you have gone through so much of unfairness already. Will I buy another book of Henry Cecil, maybe, maybe not. But, I wouldn't say no to his works if I come across something though.
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