Introduction
ISBN: 978-93-81836-34-7
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Category: Fiction
Price: Rs. 145/- ( P.S: I received it
from the author for a review)
I had
read somewhere all of us have writers hidden inside with some beautiful stories
to share. It is just a matter of picking up a pen to jot it down. ‘Love, peace
and happiness’ by Rituraj Verma is an innovative concept by the author somewhat
based on these lines.
This
book has 9 stories revolving around the urban life where the author talks about
love, friendship, relationships, marriage, intimacy, trust and other such
issues which we face day in and out. He has added a unique touch to this book
by giving alternate endings to each story in case you don’t like the ones in
the book. He has shared them on his website HERE and still if you are not convinced you
even have a chance of writing your own. It is like giving a mike to each one of
us and asking us to speak our hearts out.
Behind
the Book
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Hoping to change the world, one story
at a time.
About the Author
Rituraj
Verma, born 28th June, 1967, is currently working as a freelance retail real estate consultant. He grew up in Delhi and Mumbai and cleared the IIT-JEE
in 1984, in which year; he was also selected as a Special Class Railway
Apprentice by the Indian Railways. He was the editor of his college magazine,
SAM, when he first started writing the book’s first story ‘A High Like Heaven’
almost twenty three years ago. For further details please visit www.riturajverma.com
‘Me’
Thinks
Firstly I would like to applaud the author Rituraj Verma for coming up with such a brilliant concept which makes each and every reader feel like a part of the story. As you read each of these nine stories you are intrigued to keep your thinking cap on just in case you don’t like the ending how would you want it to end.
Personally I find human relationships
very complex. We love someone, we love someone else too result is confusion. We
cannot decide whether we should continue is a relationship or not. We fall in love;
we fall out of love not knowing what we want. We care for some because we want
to be cared for in return but what happens is we keep on caring without anything
in return and are left out feeling all used. All this sounds so complex. But
you noticed one common emotion amidst all this? Love. Yes at the end of the day
we all are love-hungry souls and each and every act of ours is somehow related to
that one thing called love!
These nine stories revolve around such
love-hungry souls whose life keeps on getting more and more complex with their
never ending search for it. These stories touch your heart very deeply. I was
not able to keep it down once I began reading as it kept on getting better and
better with each page. I remember crying my heart out at 2 am in the night
after I had completed reading it simply because I could see a glimpse of Me
there hidden somewhere in those pages. The author has also claimed that each
one of us who reads this book will find atleast one person whom we know in
those characters...how true he was!!
Lucid language depicting true human
emotions is what makes this book a worthwhile read. My personal favourite would be The victim of many loves and The pursuit of perfection and no prizes
for guessing the reason for it! Though there are a few typos combined with some
spelling and grammatical errors spoiling the joy ride. Nevertheless this book
gave me an experience which will be cherished for a long time. As very few authors
are able to narrate both pain and joy so eloquently.
A must read for people who like Indian
fiction liberally doused with emotions of friendship, romance and intimacy.
Foodie Verdict
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This book is like bhaang! As I was feeling high emotionally after reading it. My senses were numb for quite a while as tears refused to stop flowing from my eyes!