Ramdas Padhye

The author, the title and the content of Love of seven dolls are completely irresistible. The book opens with a young girl called mouche standing at the banks of Seine where she is planning to throw herself. Like any other reader there is need to read ahead to understand why she would want to commit suicide. Eventually, one understands that it is the war that caused her all her problems. She had lost both her parents in the war. She had dreamt of the stage, and in return worked hard and saved just so that she could be in Paris. Unfortunately, she realized she lacked the talent and the looks that were needed for her to become successful. By the time she was twenty two, she had not accomplished her dream to succeed since she had no money, no friends to help her, and no home. The reader is aware of the characters thoughts. For instance, one could tell that Mouche was lonely and helpless. Her parents who whose role was critical at this age were no where to be found. She had not one to lean on as a friend. Her life and world is void and filled with emptiness. After trying all her best, one could feel Mouche had come to the end of the road that led to the destiny of her life. She wanted to be dead! At first, the setting, which is at the banks of Seine, is so void and she is all alone except for an empty puppet booth with a sign “Captaine Coq et sa Famile.” It was a perfect setting as there was nobody who cared or would ever care she had drowned herself in Seine. She had come at…