Lucky Everyday: A Novel by Babsy Jain

Lucky Everyday: A Novel by Babsy Jain is a wonderful tale of love, passion, trust and betrayal

My Book Review Rating: 5 stars – a reminder that you should always find strength from adversity

It’s not everyday that you pick up a book that appears on the surface to be about a woman teaching yoga to prison inmates. While that premise sounded interesting enough this novel was so much more.

When the novel opens we meet Lucky Boyce, an accountant by profession who has moved to New York, and has volunteered to teach yoga to inmates at the nearby prison. As the story unfolds we learn that Lucky is perhaps the most ironic name anyone could have given this young woman, for her past is wracked with duplicity and betrayal.

In this beautifully written, enlightening and inspiring novel Jain charts the course of Lucky’s life, from her college romance to the man who swept her off her feet. We learn of the trials and tribulations that have befallen her, and her struggles to succeed in a world where everyone seems set on destroying her.

The novel is packed full of twists and turns, mixed in with love, passion, betrayal and intrigue. From the intriguing beginning right through to the shocking – but satisfying- ending you’ll be swept away on a roller coaster of bizarre events that make this novel unlike anything else I’ve ever read.

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A Somewhat Entertaining Read   Review Date: March 18, 2010 Reviewer: P. Gray, Reno, NV USA I don't want to give anything away with regard to this book because I hate it when people do that, so I won't. I'll speak in sweeping generalizations instead. This book was an entertaining read at times but I found it a bit too contrived for my taste (I'd already figured out the ending 50 pages into the book.) I found the character "Lucky" predictable, arrogant, dull and very self-centered. I found it difficult to care about her, I really did. I mean, here she was having what I consider a very charmed and wonderful life (particularly when compared to the lives of most other people)but all she seemed to do was whine and complain and wonder why it wasn't better. Don't get me wrong, she did experience genuinely difficult and challenging moments but I just couldn't figure out why she wasn't dancing around joyfully during the times between them. She never seemed to have a truly happy moment and I kept wondering, why? There's a quote in this book that's used over and over again and is attributed to this book: "We are not human beings seeking a spiritual experience, but spiritual beings undergoing a human experience." This is not an original quote or concept. It is one that has been used throughout history by many spiritual philosophies, texts and leaders, such as "The Science of Mind" by Ernest Holmes, several writings and teachings of Deepak Chopra, Dr. Wayne Dyer and Don Miguel Ruiz just to name a few. It would have been nice for the author to give credit where credit is due even though this book is a work of fiction. I was truly hoping that this book would be an undiscovered gem for me but I never connected with it. Oh well, better luck next time I suppose. LADIES SHOULD READ THIS BOOK   Review Date: March 10, 2010 Reviewer: T. Trang, NY, USA I do not usually write a review but this book is worth for me to do so. Marrying a rich and handsome man who loves us and whom we love is a dream of every woman. But watch out! The life is not a fairytale. That's what the book tells about. Ladies should read the book. Men should read it as well to know what women think. A struggle... Spirituality mixed with reality   Review Date: January 25, 2010 Reviewer: Steven, New York, NY A failed marriage with Bombay's richest bachelor will lead Lucky in a downward spiral, only to be rescued by her prominent Yoga and spiritual instructor Shanti. Lucky Everyday will bring readers on a journey to places both familiar and unknown; from a rehabilitating yoga class in the state penitentiary to her office in New York, Lucky will fight corruption, greed, and her own empathy to overcome lifelong challenges in an attempt to achieve a balance in life. Highly recommended for anyone seeking a feel-good story or wanting to explore the philosophical teachings of yoga. A Gem on the Book Market   Review Date: January 19, 2010 Reviewer: S. Stefanova, Lucky Everyday is about personal and professional relationships, the ways to make them work and the hardship when they don't. Lucky is a woman who tries to establish herself in hostile environments and succeeds to uncover the spirituality within her that will always help her through. The book is about real life, its lessons and the positive outcomes from a liberated mindset. A must read for women of all ages!!!   Review Date: January 19, 2010 Reviewer: Mengzhu Wang, A friend of mine recommended this book to me and I bought it from Amazon. Having recently gotten out of a long term relationship myself I could completely relate to Lucky Boyce's character and her struggle to start life from scratch again. As you read the book u realize that even though the problems that Lucky's character faces are different from ones we face in our day to day lives but sum where sooner or later our inner demons catch up to us and then there is no choice but to face them head on. And that's exactly what Lucky does.....We all find some thing in our lives that helps us find our inner strength for Lucky Yoga gives her the calm and the peace required to face her fears. Personally for me meditation and yoga have been very therapeutic too and hence I loved this book. For those who are new to healing effects of yoga this book will definitely be an eye opener. Bottom line this book was money well spent for me and I would definitely recommend it to one and all. Hats off to Bapsy Jain for writing a book with such well defined characters and a gripping story that makes it difficult to put down. I recently read on Bapsy's website that she is working on a sequel to this book and I cannot wait to read it.
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