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NEERJA SINGH
This is a self-indulgent paean to love, longing and ultimately life.
Through Charisma’s eventual choice between her two adulators, the author is settling life’s fundamental debate over what constitutes lasting value.
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Poetic, lyrical and wistful in tone, this book is to be sipped, just like the wine the author uses to contextualize his ramble.
One can be forgiven for marveling at a version of love that is clearly an echo from the pre-instagram era, an old school world of gender clarity and honor bound chivalry!
There is wonder, there is a generosity of spirit, and there is a chic, back to basics decency.
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Here is a person who has lived the fine life.
Ayn Rand, Roald Dahl, Andy Williams…the clear and present shades of a boomer!
There is plenty but there could be more.
One could have it all and yet wish to sign off with the flourish of having loved and lost.
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The book sparkles with a surfeit of wordy gems, “an artwork in deception”; “a life beyond anecdotes”; “like my morning boon”; “love begins beyond orgasm” and “life becomes sweet custard”.
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The author has clearly been there, done that.
A wealth of worldly experience and a keen eye for the workings of the human heart and mind peeks through the wistful text.
"YourOneLife..!" as the author say, Indeed
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The narrative is frenetic with words but languid in thoughts.
The personal notes in calligraphy font towards the end are gems. There is her diary of which the reader steals a peek. Theres one for Marc from C. and theres another from Bob to his children, affectionate letter from Pa. “Do well in life. You come from good stock.”
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And there is a life lessons rich, inspiring,
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Here is a tale of relationships in the words of a thorough gentleman and a man of letters.
It gives you hope in these tech-driven times when our young find it a struggle to relate with each other.
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More; its a journey of life itself . From Desire to Désirée
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To edit this for me was an immersive experience into life.
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Wishing you; the reader and traveller here the best/
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Neerja Singh