LOVE, AGAIN
Author
(s): Shrruti Patole Clarence and Sumeetha Manikandan
Publisher:
Half
Baked Beans
Rating:
3.5/5
Summary
“Love, again” is for the
die-hard romantics. The blurb is self explanatory. The book is different from
the other novellas, in a way that it provides twice the pleasure and happiness
of reading romantic fiction. This is because there are two heart warming stories
in the book. The first tale, “These lines of mehendi”, revolves around Lalitha,
who is adaptive, conscientious but a victim of her own fate. After going
through a collapsed marriage and the sudden demise of her husband and she learns
to live within her means. She runs a beauty parlour to provide for herself. But
when her aunt Padma tries to coax her to enter into a “marriage of convenience”
with Shrikant, she gives in, because it is equivalent to a port in any storm.
Unable to argue the toss, she remarries. On the other hand, is Shrikant, who
was left at the altar just a month before his wedding. Owing to the heat of the
situation and the constant emotional turmoil, Shrikant wants a “marriage of
convenience”, wherein there will be no expectations, no commitments and no
physical or emotional touch in the relationship. Will Lalitha and Shrikant find
their love, again? Read on, to know more!
The second tale, “A tulip in
the desert”, is a tale set on the foreign grounds (Amsterdam). With a flavour
of Egyptian History, the story revolves around Charmaine, who is independent,
smart and iron willed. Charmaine dives into the world of Cleopatra and the
other events of Egyptian history though she reads history for the very first
time. And then destiny plays its role and Raj barges into her life. Does cupid
strike Charmaine’s heart? How does Raj manage to choose between his love and
the history? Read on, to know more!
My
opinion
“Love, again” is a
delightful read. The cover is picturesque, with all the dreamy colors and the
title is self explanatory. The first story, “These lines of mehendi”, has been
beautifully crafted but is predictable to a large extent. The narration is
lucid, the expressions and dialogues give life to the characters. Lalitha is
the protagonist opposite to Shrikant and both the characters balance each other
pretty well. The content is grammatically correct. The author has successfully
portrayed a character of a strong woman, whose husband, in some way, cuts the
ground from under her feet, but still she learns to survive on her own. Overall,
a delightful story!
The second story, “A tulip
in the desert”, is different in the way that it includes the flavor of Egyptian
history too. The author has done sufficient research on Cleopatra and the
twists and turn of events in the story keep the reader’s attention intact. The
descriptions are picturesque and the plot has adventure mixed with strong
emotions. This is one filmic story which leaves the readers wanting for more (A
hint for the author to try converting this into a full fledged novella). The
author has created a perfect balance between the personalities of the
protagonists making it, altogether, an interesting read.
Kudos to both the authors!
Drawbacks
The major drawback in this
book is the presence of ambiguous sentences which force the reader to read them
twice or thrice to understand what is being said. One can encounter typing
errors and proofreading errors time and again.
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this book at:
Link(Amazon_India): http://www.amazon.in/gp/product/9384315044/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sout_httpwwwgoodco?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_in21&linkCode=as2&camp=3626&creative=24790
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