Little Tales From Big India | Book Review

 Review of Sabra Patni's book - Little Tales from Big India

• Title - Little Tales from Big India
• Author - Sabra Patni
• Publisher - The Write Order Publications
• Year published - 26 September 2022
• Pages - 150
• Genre -Fiction / Anthology
• Reading Age- 13 years and up
• Format -Paperback

The land of ascetics and poets, call centers and Silicon Valley aspirants, smiling street children selling flowers, smartly dressed professionals traveling in overcrowded trains, celebrities, and their star kids...India! A land of many dreams and tales, some big, some small. Here are 3 such stories, which will touch your heart and leave you wishing that the happy endings of these quirky tales were always true.

This is my second novel from the author [the first one being - Children of the end ] and I was quite eager to read this one. The title is quite intriguing and that’s another reason I picked up this book.

India is a land of diversity and taking out three characters from the ocean of diverse people gives an anticipation of how the contents would be is the feeling you get after reading the blurb. There are 3 stories in this book and each one is beautiful in its way.

The stories are simple and in these lines of narration we can see so much that is happening around us, the things we see and hear every day. The common things that go unnoticed or no one wants to interfere with are written so beautifully.

We can read about social evils like sexual harassment even when it is the stare and smirk of the men that causes uneasiness in women and of course, rape, women inequality, and child abuse in these stories many of which do keep taking place in society.

All three stories are short and touching. The storyline is interesting and the simple narration makes the story flow seamlessly. The characters and situations make a connection with us and some places are very moving.

I am not able to choose a favorite among the three as all three of them are unique in their way.

The endings will give us a spark of joy and make us wonder how nice it would be if people in such situations had this kind of happy ending!

The cover is nice and fitting for the theme and so is the title!

In all a very nice read, a quick one that you can finish in a couple of hours or a read that will help you come out after a heavy read.

A 4/5 star read.

Sabra Patni is a first-generation author, singer, song-writer and composer living in the bustling city of Mumbai, India with her husband and daughter. She has been writing from an early age but it was only after the birth of her daughter that she decided to share her passion with the world. Having traveled across the globe, she uses her experiences to spin tales that cross boundaries and geographies. She intersperses real-life events into her stories and stretches the human imagination to accept the unimaginable. Influenced by apocalyptic themes she believes that in times of great calamitous events the human race will eventually rise like the phoenix and survive. Her stories portray strong characters that display the strength of human resolve in times of great distress.