'Two people in the same room can be light years apart. The human mind is such a big Universe.'
----Kulpreet Yadav, The Last Love Letter
Practically, past doesn't exist. But memories do. And some memories haunt you so much that you find yourself stuck with your past, like Akash and Subah...
The Last Love Letter {Lovely title, isn't it?} by Kulpreet Yadav {Published by Rupa Publications} is about love, loss, grief and moving on. How, sometimes, we are too attached with our past and people we have lost that it gets so difficult to move on.
The story, enclosed in a beautiful cover, starts with a poignant love letter that Nisha {who is no more} wrote to her husband Akash. Akash is devastated, unable to handle the painful loss. But he has to, for the sake of his little daughter Sara.
Subah {nice name!} is a strong, focused and independent woman, battling with the darkness of her own past, even though she plays with a riot of colours ---on her canvas.
She hires Akash for the promotion of her painting exhibition. Their first meeting doesn't seem like a pleasant one, even though Subah connects with Sara pretty well. She has her own inhibitions, you know. But they often spend time with each other because of their work, and slowly something starts to melt in their hearts. But they are too hurt to accept and express their feelings to each other.
So, what's the destination of their professional relationship? Everyone deserves a second chance in love, no? You'll have to read the book to know the answer.
The Last Love Letter is a nice love story, with relatable characters. The emotions, the dilemma is expressed well ---you understand their feelings. However, I feel that the story is too predictable, mainly because it's been told from two points of view that leaves no scope for any surprise. Also, there are some unnecessary dialogues, small talks as we call it. I'm not a fan of such dialogues, so maybe it's just me.
Overall, it was an easy, nice and quick read. You'll find some interesting quotes. If you enjoy reading love stories, go for it.
I loved the idea of this story - a second chance at love. However, the two sided perspective does take away from a little bit of the drama. There's no scope for uncertainty or second guessing .. which often makes a love story dramatic, so I get what you're saying. Still, I'd like to have a go at this one.
ReplyDeleteI also like second chance love stories.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy reading it. :)
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