This is an encouraging five-star review because Zainherb has chosen to describe some of my favourite stories…
Today, close to a billion people are sitting in front of their television sets waiting for a few American guys to step onto the moon for the first time. Jennifer doesn’t care because it’s her father’s burial today. She recognises all the people at the ceremony except a familiar-looking woman who seems to know lots of things about her. This woman communicates with her daughter on a black device Jennifer has never seen and talks about things no one has heard of like Amazon or Neil Armstrong. There is a bonobo who can predict human behavior better than the humans around him. A blizzard that lasts five days keeps a grandmother indoors with her grandchildren and something special happens afterwards. Fresh Beginnings by Leela Dutt is a compilation of several interesting short stories. All the stories are very funny and touching.
I enjoyed many things about this book. Apart from being funny, many of the stories were thought provoking. The book gripped me right from the start so that once I picked it up, it was hard for me to put it down. I was certainly sorry when I finished the last story in the book. My favourite story is the one written as a bunch of letters from the manager of a store to a problematic customer. Despite the multiple warnings, the customer ended up performing such outrageous antics that I just had to laugh. I liked the illustrations at the beginning of each story. I rate this book five out of five stars.
I recommend Fresh Beginnings to those who like fiction or short stories. Those who want a laugh and a light read will definitely enjoy this book.
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