Unsettling Stories from Unheard Voices.
These stories traverse through the lives of ten ordinary individuals living in the USA and India (Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Varanasi, and remote Arunachal Pradesh) but they all have one thing in common - their unexpected and convoluted reality. Sometimes regular life can be wicked!
Hello Sunshine!
In Minnesota, amidst the Covid19 pandemic, a neighborhood is scared about a different omen of death. What can be worse than the pandemic itself?
Mirror Mirror on the wall
A story unfolds in suburban Mumbai, leaving everyone perplexed. There is a schizophrenic husband with an illicit affair, and there is his crazy wife, who is supposedly hatching a plan to kill him. Who are they really? Only their mirror seems to know.
Two truths and a lie
In an affluent Kolkata neighborhood, an old man recites a story about the famous Kohinoor diamond, forcing the protagonist to question the present narrative.
The Perfect Storm
On a stormy night in remote Arunachal Pradesh, a lady in distress, a lone driver, and an escaped psychopath cross paths momentarily. Who will survive this short encounter?
And More..
If you love reading books by Roald Dahl and Ruskin Bond, you will love these twisted tales.
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"Intriguing collection with a surprising twist. Highly recommended for literature collections for the contemporary Indian writings."
- Midwest Book Reviews
"It is a short story reader's delight! All stories cover a range of emotions, experiences, and settings; giving one the sensation of seeing a great deal of the world and the people who inhabit it, without moving an inch. A great satisfying collection all in all!"
- Ushasi Sen Basu - Author Kathputli & A Killer Amongst Us
"Suduhita has beautifully penned the various facets of human life in urban societies through love, marriage, agony, jealousy, conspiracy, and human psychology."
- Prof. Tamo Mibang, Former Vice-Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi Central University
