“To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power. Or the climbing, falling colors of a rainbow.” Maya Angelou The above quote sets the tone for the narrative that is to follow. ‘Good Innings’ (Penguin) by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan, tells the intriguing journey of her mother, Lily Tharoor, moving beyond her persona as the spouse of the erudite Chandran Tharoor, or the mother of her three offspring, all talented in their own right.