Book Review
When She Smiled
by Ritoban Chakrabarti
Book Description
Mrityunjoy Roy is a fifteen year old Bengali who has spent the last ten years of his life growing up in Shimla. While his family is completely academically oriented, he wants something more.Finally he meets Akanksha in school, who turns his world upside down with her gorgeous looks and mind boggling smile.
As fate would have it, she joins his tuition, and thus begins the torrid year of puppy love, romance, heartbreak, tragedy, and self discovery.
Set among the scenic Shivalik hills of Shimla when mobile phones and internet were non-existent, this is a story of how an average young teenager comes to terms with his destiny.
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A beautiful gentle tale of innocent young love, or perhaps a one sided teenage crush. The story follows 15 year old Mrityunjoy and the the person of his admiration and love, Akanksha.
Mrityunjoy, or Roy as his friends call him, has returned to his old school, after being in a all boys Sainik school for 2 years, which is 'the' school to go to if the aim is to join the army. Unfortunately for Roy injury ended that goal. He is a lovely character to follow through the story, nice and honorable, you can't fail to feel his joy and sadness at times.
As he describes his home life and the wonderful scenery around him, the simpler life without the things we now take for granted it made me smile that the thought of a being rewarded with a simple can of coke would make so much excitement. Although with harsh conditions, a strict father who saw beatings as a needed discipline to make his children stronger and who's one focus was for them to study for hours on end not everything was that good.
As Roy returns to his school, it happens, the smile of the century from a beautiful girl called Akansha. All the boys notice her and crave to be with her yet it appears that Roy may be the lucky one or is he?
An un-hurried story of the good and bad games of teenage first love, hope and heartbreak. Ideal read to relax with.
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This looks like an interesting coming of age story. Very cool.
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ReplyDeleteSounds very much like I would pine for a simpler and tech free life, as well as get sucked into the characters
ReplyDeleteSounds like a very laid back kind of novel set in a different culture then our own. But then teenage love is pretty universal!
ReplyDeleteI think my niece would like this story.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like something I would very much enjoy reading. I am so curious about the love story.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a beautiful coming of age, love story!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a read that is sweet with some challenges for him. I love reads like this as long as they have a happy ending. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMy husband will love this right up his alley. Thank you for sharing!
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