Broken Melodies is the debut novel of Gajra Kottary, a story and screenplay writer who has written for various shows. It is the story of Niyati, a young lively girl whose world is filled with parental conflicts. Kottary tries to portray Niyati's lost childhood in a broken household and her attempts to chase happiness. Set in Delhi of 70s-80s, Niyati's hypocritic father is a musician who always gets associated to other women while her mother is always filled with anger but remains silent. Niyati's elder sister Nisha is her only support and comfort until one day she gets to know things that shatters her beliefs. A heart touching novel that tells you that the true happiness for children depends on the bonding between their parents and how it is damaged by issues like parental differences, divorce and custody.
