11/01/2020
Book: The Unfortunates - and yet life goes on
Author: Abhinav Mishra
We all realize, sooner or later, that what makes our life beautiful are our relationships. And whoever has been in one knows that they don't turn out as we would like. Some things work out right, some don't. Life throws some lovely twists along the way and sometimes, destroys us beyond belief. And although we try hard to achieve ideal relationships, the resulting mishmash of sweet and sour memories and feelings is what most of our relationships turn out to be.
Seems unfair right? But, is it, really? The Unfortunates" explores if the Karmic cycles play a part. What if what we reap is indeed the result of what we have sown over lifetimes.
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A needy Swati, staying away from home, requires someone to take care of her always. And that is her expectation from love.
An innocent Ritesh, once head over heels in love, looses faith in it after a heartbreak. And that too when love comes calling.
A love-obsessed Tanya is faced with the choice of crossing all limits to make her man happy-or leaving him.
A mother of 2, Meera, is distraught as she faces the world for the first time after her husband leaves her.
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The author introduces Swati, Ritesh, Tanya and Meera in separate storylines and moving through various stages in their relationships. The college trips and meetups, the abusive boyfriends, blistering heartburns and the sweet solace of all forgiving love easily draws you in and stay with you long after you're done reading. But even more memorable are these characters; all well devoloped and relatable. The way they discover the nature of friendship and love, their own changing selves and find inner strength that they did not know existed is wonderfully penned.
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The plot in the first couple of pages may seem confusing as they are separate storylines. But all 4 storylines grow on you as the pages keep turning themselves and by the time they converge in the latter half, the reader is already hooked in.
And they converge in ways most unexpected. Revelations after stunning revelations unfold as the plot cruises towards a sinful secret - a deadly act of desperation committed in decades past that changes their lives forever.
The pacing is taut and even throughout and the editing is good. Easily one of the better books in the genre.
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Nothing less than 5/5 for "The Unfortunates".
Thank you Abhinav Mishra, for the review copy.
