Title: When
a Lawyer walks down the aisle…
Author: Amrita Suresh
Publisher: Radiance Publications
Page Count: 164
My Rating: 4/5
Author: Amrita Suresh
Publisher: Radiance Publications
Page Count: 164
My Rating: 4/5
Blurb: “There is someone in the car…!!” Ankur said,his voice thick with
terror.Vyas who would normally scare easily, seemed surprisingly calm.Perhaps
due to his stint abroad, Vyas was somehow familiar with car hijackers.
“Listen Anks….don’t panic,I’ll just
check…” Vyas said.They were standing a few feer from the car and Vyas a bit
hesitantly strode up v peeked into the black Honda City. And sure as day, there
was an elderly lady seated inside.For a few seconds,even Vyas was a bit
comfused, and even as he turned to confirm to Ankur the possibility of being
kidnapped by a frail octogenarian, he noticed a rather strange thing. The
elderly being seemed to have left the car.
Even as the doors were securely shut.A
chill ran down Vyas’s spine.Meanwhile a lot worse things , were happening to
Ankur’s spine as the elderly ‘ghost’ made an appearance before him.
“Ankur….run!!” Vyas almost yelled as
he saw the ghostly figure inching towards his best friend from college.Without
further encouragement, Ankur simply took to his heels and his pudgy frame run
as fast as his feet could carry him.And even as he ran, Ankur realized that
this was by far the best advice ever to him.”
Well,don’t you find blurb quite
interesting and good enough to catch your attention? Yes, the blurb is
fascinating, and is a part of first chapter, from where the life of two friends
take a twist.Also,the title and cover design seems intriguing with the
blurb.So,this book eventually passed the first stage of picking it up.
Verdict: Author Amrita Suresh has come with
another wonderful heart whelming story with the Lawyer touch. After the success
of ‘When a lawyer falls in love…’ this is her second novel named, ‘When a
lawyer walks down the aisle…’
The readers who have expected a penguin on the cover of
this book too, are up for a surprise because this time the author had two penguins on the cover and that also in marriage attire. The blue color, the snow
everything gives the cover a soothing effect which perfectly reflects the
soothing quality of the content. The blurb doesn’t give
a proper outline of the plot and the missing author bio and acknowledgement is
also a bit disappointing.
The story starts with Ankur Palekar aka Anks,
a talented lawyer who meets with a ghost of an aged lady, Mrs. Shireen Lakdawala. The
lady asked then
to believe that she was ferociously killed by the Mazumdar builders. After quite delay Anks decides to take the case and ropes
in her friends and fiancé. Then the story starts to takes the speed. The author
have introduced limited number of characters and mingled their stories
wonderfully. All the characters have a particular role to play and a different
story to tell.
I loved the way the author has injected the humor in the story. It
not only makes
the whole journey of reading the book interesting but forces the readers to complete it one go. The short distribution of chapters
goes in the author's favor and helps to hook the readers.
The narrating style and the forming of the plot is the
main usp of the book. The quite different and easy going plot can come like a
breeze of fresh
air to the readers. The narrating style has a soothing effect which the readers
can enjoy while relaxing in a weekend. No one needs to think while reading it and can
enjoy this book as a wonderful light read.
There are quite a few errors to point out, which could
have been ignored. The editing could have been better and the grammatical
errors can be omitted. There are punctuation errors too which were annoying and can lose
the grip on the plot.
Apart from
these errors this book is overall a nice and enjoyable read. I would recommend
this book to all those who were searching for an interesting and refreshing
light read.
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