Love in the Time of Affluenza by Shunali Shroff is a witty, insightful, and emotionally engaging novel that explores the hidden complexities of marriage, motherhood, friendship, and personal identity in contemporary urban India. Natasha appears to have the perfect life—a beautiful home in Bombay, three wonderful children, and a charming aristocratic husband who seems straight out of a fairy tale. However, when her closest friend confesses that she feels emotionally unfulfilled in her marriage and is having an affair, Natasha is forced to confront uncomfortable questions about her own relationship and the life she has carefully built. As she reflects on love, desire, sacrifice, and the woman she was before becoming a wife and mother, Natasha embarks on a deeply personal journey of self-discovery. Blending sharp humor with heartfelt emotion, Shunali Shroff delivers a compelling story about modern relationships, societal expectations, and the search for happiness beyond the illusion of perfection. Featured in HuffPost's 50 Books to Look Out for in 2019, this novel is a relatable and thought-provoking read for anyone who has ever wondered whether having it all is truly enough.

About the author

Shunali Khullar Shroff is a Mumbai-based writer and author whose work spans fiction, essays, podcasting, and cultural commentary. Her writing has appeared across leading publications, where she examines womanhood, class, identity, popular culture, art, travel, and the absurdities of modern Indian life.

She is the author of he bestselling novel Love in the Time of Affluenza, praised by Kevin Kwan and Manu Joseph for its razor-sharp satire and distinctive voice, and the memoir Battle Hymn of a Bewildered Mother, a cult favourite among the over-scheduled and under-slept.

Shunali is also the co-host of Not Your Aunty, a popular culture podcast where nothing is sacred and everything is up for dissection with irreverent humour. It recently ranked among the Top 100 Podcasts in the World — at #73 globally, right after Oprah — in a cross-genre global listing by Goodpods.