Silken Threads of Womanhood: Stories of Strength and Grace

By Dr. NISHI SINGH

This collection of eighteen interconnected stories paints a portrait of womanhood in its rawest, most intricate forms-woven with threads of sacrifice, resilience, quiet rebellion, and silent empowerment. Each narrative unveils a different shade of feminine experience: a young girl denied a lehnga, a mother laboring without complaint, a widow finding strength through her daughter's dreams, a matriarch forged by duty into a "female powerhouse," and many others who silently bend but refuse to break.

The book traverses themes of societal control, tradition, family bonds, and the internal battles women fight between love, identity, and responsibility. It critiques how culture often cloaks oppression as protection or practicality, yet it also celebrates women who transform pain into grace, finding empowerment in unexpected ways.

Set in familiar Indian households-wedding halls, quiet kitchens, ancestral villages-the stories feel intimate, lived-in. They move beyond loud feminism or dramatic revolution, instead revealing subtle acts of defiance and survival: a saree worn against rules, a silent renunciation of materialism, a grandmother's advice to fold hands instead of fueling conflict.

Ultimately, the book becomes a chorus of unvoiced lessons-showing that true empowerment is neither bestowed nor demanded; it is grown, quietly, within a woman's own spirit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FPXV3NL6
• ISBN13: 9798298249287
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.3" x 8.0"