Bookshelf Whispers
Author: Bhagyashree Ranade
Genre: Fiction
"Bookshelf Whispers" by Bhagyashree Ranade is a narrative of the residents of the Prabhu Wada. Prabhu Wada is an ancient house and has testified lots of things for decades. To begin with the cover and the title of the book, the cover is quite beautiful and the title is intriguing, the sole reason for picking this book up was the title. After finishing the book, I realised that the term "Bookshelf Whispers" is metaphorical for the Prabhu Wada as the book contains the memoir of people who are directly or indirectly connected to the house. Here, we can say that the house, the Prabhu Wada is a bookshelf and all the inhabitants are the books arranged on the bookshelf and we as a reader are going through each book one by one as we are reading the memoir of the tenants of the Prabhu Wada.
Talking about the main plot of this story, then the story revolves around Akinsa, a young Kabaddi Player and Emilie, a foreign exchange student from the U.K. They both belong to two different communities, cultures, traditions, but they fall in love with each other and despite the difference, they want to relish their future together. What is going to be the result of this relationship? To know you have to read the book first.
Kudos to the author for writing the chap "Abby, Dhruv's Love". Abby, adopted by Dhruv, is a 4-month old puppy whose former owner has left him on the road. In this chapter, the author has given a voice to the voiceless creature in such a beautiful way that it touched my heart. Through this chap, the author has tried to give a message to the reader that animals also have a right to live and grow up in a caring environment.
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