My previous post dealt with the fond memories and the fading family album which initially a keeper of bittersweet remembrances has now been relegated to the shelf, to be dusted on rare occasions. As all of us retreat further and further into our homes and people like me take comfort in streaming the hitherto ignored Netflix shows or those few constructive fellow humans unlike me who take their exercise and fitness goals seriously, we suddenly end up discovering that there is a whole world of connections and past times that is open to us.
One of them is confronting those aporias and unanswered questions in life that daunt us, especially those silences that seem hereditary. I have been an avid reader, it seems all my life and every avid reader somewhere takes on the role of that investigative amaeteur detective suddenly wants to solve the mysteries that abound in life. These mysteries are rarely the stuff of acclaimed drama serials where we have a dark murderer/intense dramatic malcontent raging to give us a perspective that is torn between being black and white. Life has shades of grey and hues of understanding tampered with that of misunderstanding and miscommunication, the heroes walking a mile like the villians and the so called villains' doing a consistent role reversal. Shakespeare's dramas have always had a characteristic trope of the wise fool who attempts to intervene in the narratives of his play calling attention as a distant and neutral observer to the plot that unfolds be it in a tragedy, comedy or mystery here. I have always imagined the writer/narrator of any novel/series to be an extension of a more modern Touchstone if possible solving very domestic matters that become a mystery played out in the pages of a book. This , reader, is an attempt to introduce you to the fictional novel I have recently penned. WHEN YOU WERE BETRAYED Delhi, 1990’s: The Bhalla family heading a business empire descends into chaos. Struggling to fight both the external and the internal skeletons in their closet, Samrat begins losing his grip on reality. With villains galore in his universe having their own agenda, he struggles to battle his demons. His fierce mother’s warning echoes in his ear – bees tend to swarm wherever there is a drop of honey Present: The investigator delves into the history of the buried past to put her present to right. A memoir that connects the journey between two eras and people as the investigator tries to piece together a world that existed before her traversing different timelines. Histories can be re-written. The fictional account reflects the perspectives of various characters as the suspense of the plot unravels. LINK: www.amazon.in/When-Were-Betrayed-Shrehya-Taneja-ebook/dp/B089WJM2MJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M792A8ZADNT4&dchild=1&keywords=when+you+were+betrayed&qid=1592595884&sprefix=when+you+were+bet%2Caps%2C430&sr=8-1 Here is hoping that you hunt for it to humor an apparently wise fool talking about the heroes, the villains' and everything in between. Touchstone Bows Exit Touchstone
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