
Set against the backdrop of modern-day India, Kismetwali and Other Stories places the reader amidst circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige. This octet of novellas offers a rare glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and penniless, converging on those astonishing moments when free will intercepts fate and the rigid divide between social classes is rendered insignificant. ...
Paperback: 327 pages
Publisher: Om Books International; First Printing edition (June 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9385031724
ISBN-13: 978-9385031724
Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
Amazon Rank: 1780254
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I usually don't read short stories but this is one we read for a Book Club recently. The author was invited to discuss the book. She is delightful, very articulate, and very interesting. The book is very well written and the stories give us an ins...
ive showcases walas and walis of the working class-the common yet essential purveyors of goods and providers of service-as empowered individuals who take centre stage.The shavewala, a humble barber, becomes an intimate collaborator in a love story that spans the seven seas; the malishwali, a long-serving masseuse, conceals her mistress's shocking secret while offering a gift of revelation to another; the kismetwali, a clairvoyant of unremarkable pedigree, solicits cosmic benefaction for her affluent clients. These socially eclipsed characters are the true protagonists in every story. About Reetika Khanna Nijhawan Reetika Khanna Nijhawan was born and raised in a small town in northern India. While growing up, she travelled the world extensively with her father, an officer in the merchant navy. After receiving her degree in Psychology from Delhi University, she worked as a flight attendant with Lufthansa German Airlines before settling down to write for ELLE and ELLE Décor in Mumbai. She later moved to Atlanta, where her work has been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Khabar magazine. Kismetwali and Other Stories is her first work of fiction. She penned these eight novellas over time, while waiting in the carpool line outside her daughter's school.