Indian- Australian Author Nandita Chakrabortyhas just launched her latest book ‘Dirty Little Secrets’ which is a shocking account of her life between India and Australia in the lasttenyears.
Falling prey to an onlines cammer in her searchfor love online, the story dives headlong in to a
scandal and opens a Pandora’s box of discussions on relationships, shame and bullying. When Nandita first started writing her memoir, it was for personal reasons, and so, she delved deepinto many personal details of her life without reservation. As time went on, however, she felt that her story needed to be toldto a larger audience, as many other women were in the same boat as her, turning to the online realm tolookforlove.
Born in Kolkata, Nandita spent a large part of her growing up years in Delhi. She moved to Melbourne in2000. From searching for love and getting burnt by it, in Dirty Little Secrets, Nandita lives and learnslessons in life, love and loss. Candidly, she discusses her traumatic accident, where she fell 40 meters while rockclimbing and sustained lastinghead injuries, resulting in a permanent disability. She talks about the processes of healing, both physically and mentally which include writing as therapy and has therebyshaped 3 beautiful novels. She emerges through her ordeal, stronger and more resilient; and open once, again, to finding love.
Speaking about the launch of her book, Nandita Chakraborty said, “When I first started writing Dirty Little Secrets, I had intended to write it just for myself. But the more I wrote and the longer I thought about it,the more I realized that this is a story worth telling to people. I am not the only one in this world to besearchingforlove.Wanting to love and beloved is universal to all humans.