''Speedpost'' is a book written in 1999 by
Shobha De
Shobha De ('' née'' Rajadhyaksha, formerly Kilachand; born 7 January 1948) is an Indian novelist and columnist. She is best known for her depiction of socialites and sex in her works of fiction, for which she has been referred to as the "Jackie ...
.
The book is a series of letters to her six children, either grown, or nearly so. The subjects that she approaches through the medium of letters include: growing pains and
adolescent anxieties about
love
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, sex and friendship;
religion
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and
God
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; the challenge of being a responsible parent,
death
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, remembrance and
family traditions
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, the place of career, sex and of values in the lives of her children.
References
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Speedpost
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Novels by Shobhaa De
1999 non-fiction books
20th-century Indian books
Collections of letters