Unladylike is a memoir that spans four decades of the author’s life. From stories about a childhood spent wishing she could change everything about her life (including her parents), to her chronically delayed puberty, and the self-esteem issues that accompany a flat chest, Vaz doesn’t pull any punches. She takes us through her college years, where under the vigilance of Catholic nuns she grappled with a major decision—to have or not have pre-marital sex as well as the discovery that the female body is capable of some very strange sounds at very inappropriate times. Out of respect for various ex-boyfriends, she will dwell on just one man—her wheat-eating, milk-drinking Jat husband. From their extra-long courtship (that he didn’t tell his mother about), to their wedding day and beyond, there are lessons for every girl who has ever thought ‘one day I’d like to be married’. The lesson is: ‘Don’t say you weren’t warned’
Radhika Vaz is a comedian who has trained with members of the prestigious Groundlings School in Los Angeles, as well as at the Upright Citizens Brigade and the Magnet Theatre in New York City. Her one-woman comedy shows—‘Unladylike: The Pitfalls of Propriety’ and ‘Older. Angrier. Hairier.’—have played to sold-out audiences in New York, Los Angeles and all over India. She is a freelance writer and has written for Vogue, Verve, GQ, and Chicken Soup for The Indian Couples’ Soul. She has a fortnightly column, ‘Read it and weep’, which appears in the Times of India. Recently, her edgy web-series ‘Shugs & Fats’ was nominated for the 2015 IFP Gotham Awards in New York in the Breakthrough Series (Short Form) Category.
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