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A Woven Life
by Jenny Housego, Maya Mirchandani
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I almost always prefer reading memoirs because it leaves no room for pretense. It feels like you have earned a private conversation with an author who is now entrusting his/her story with you. When @rolibooks sent across A Woven Life, I bubbled with excitement. The next day, I pictured myself seated in front of Jenny, the two of us wrapped in beautiful shawls as she begins to narrate her story. Jenny is a woman of many talents but she tells us how she felt rather insignificant during her growing up years. Through A Woven Life she explains how it takes many unexpected doors to finally reach the right one. Jenny too found her true calling after a series of attempts in different fields.
From details of her mixed ancestry to her past of being an average child, Jenny walks us through her childhood which later focuses on her life as an entrepreneur. Jenny's life is nothing short of an adventure what with her stay in Iran with her husband David for few years, her interest in textiles, her move to Paris and then an unexpected visit to India which turned out to be a rather important aspect of her life. As luck would have it, David's role as a journalist enabled the two of them to move around frequently which was both ardent as well as tiring. It quenched her thirst to learn about the history of textiles; different designs and culture. During their stay in India, the two of them ventured into the world of textile industry but troubles soon seeped in, forcing Jenny to leave her first business and seek a different one. Kashmir Loom, which was born soon after is Jenny's heart and soul. But her journey to finding Kashmir Loom is one filled with struggles and inhibitions. She incorporated traditional weaving techniques with a tinge of modernity and with the help of authentic weavers of Kashmir, she blew life into a new venture.
Jenny's life focuses on her role as a girl to that of a wife and later as a mother during which she had to make certain sacrifices which is a common occurrence with women. Her son's abduction in Kashmir did not shake her resolve to visit the same place again to set up her business. A truly inspiring read of a strong woman.
4.2/5.
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I almost always prefer reading memoirs because it leaves no room for pretense. It feels like you have earned a private conversation with an author who is now entrusting his/her story with you. When @rolibooks sent across A Woven Life, I bubbled with excitement. The next day, I pictured myself seated in front of Jenny, the two of us wrapped in beautiful shawls as she begins to narrate her story. Jenny is a woman of many talents but she tells us how she felt rather insignificant during her growing up years. Through A Woven Life she explains how it takes many unexpected doors to finally reach the right one. Jenny too found her true calling after a series of attempts in different fields.
From details of her mixed ancestry to her past of being an average child, Jenny walks us through her childhood which later focuses on her life as an entrepreneur. Jenny's life is nothing short of an adventure what with her stay in Iran with her husband David for few years, her interest in textiles, her move to Paris and then an unexpected visit to India which turned out to be a rather important aspect of her life. As luck would have it, David's role as a journalist enabled the two of them to move around frequently which was both ardent as well as tiring. It quenched her thirst to learn about the history of textiles; different designs and culture. During their stay in India, the two of them ventured into the world of textile industry but troubles soon seeped in, forcing Jenny to leave her first business and seek a different one. Kashmir Loom, which was born soon after is Jenny's heart and soul. But her journey to finding Kashmir Loom is one filled with struggles and inhibitions. She incorporated traditional weaving techniques with a tinge of modernity and with the help of authentic weavers of Kashmir, she blew life into a new venture.
Jenny's life focuses on her role as a girl to that of a wife and later as a mother during which she had to make certain sacrifices which is a common occurrence with women. Her son's abduction in Kashmir did not shake her resolve to visit the same place again to set up her business. A truly inspiring read of a strong woman.
4.2/5.