The Fragile Thread of Hope
The Fragile
Thread of Hope
Author:
Pankaj Giri
Pages: 408
“The Fragile
Thread of Hope” is a story of love, loss, grief, loneliness and hope. For me it was a complete emotional roller
coaster and we get to meet some beautiful characters like Soham, Falguni i.e.
Fiona and Shanti i.e. Sharon and get to know about their stories as kids,
teenagers and finally as adults.
We get to
see the struggle that each of these characters have gone through and how they
overcome them and don’t lose hope and how they are there for each other in a
way and how they lead their lives instead of going on the wrong path which
normally a person would go if he/she has suffered so much.
Shanti:
Shanti is a girl who likes to study and go to school but due to some
circumstances, she had to leave her school at a young age and had to take the
responsibility of day to day work of home. But this was not the end soon
afterwards she also loses her mom but doesn’t give up hope on leading a happy
life. But destiny has other things reserved for her. What happens in her life
does Shanti leads a happy life or are there struggles that she has to go
through?
Fiona: Fiona
has a dark past and it still haunts her. She has become a girl who stays away
from boys and has had some bitter experiences in the past due to which she is
not ready to put her trust in people. She stays away from boys and avoids
talking to them. Will she find somebody who she can confide in and share all
her bitterness and overcome them? Will
she put away her bitter experiences of the past and be able to put trust in people?
Soham: Soham
is his father’s favourite son and he is happy how his father praises him in
comparison to his brother. He loves his brother but somehow wants to be like
him (the famous boy in the school and handsome as well). But something goes wrong in the family with
somebody’s death and from then Soham could never confide in somebody. He always
used to keep to himself and has never been able to share his feelings with
anybody and then when he finally thinks
that he has met a girl who he can confide in something happens which leaves him
devastated. Will he able to find somebody in his life?
To know this
and more read The Fragile Thread of Hope.
What I liked
about the hope: The book depicts a real life situation. What people through in
life and how they overcome the difficulties as a family and are there for each
other during times of difficulty and help each other. I even got to know the Sikkim traditions and
how festivals are celebrated there. The characters are strong and very much
real. It was a very emotional read but I am very happy with the ending. The
book tells us not to lose hope and to hold on to it.
Favourite
Quotes from the book:
1. If thousands of tears could make a
pathway to heaven, then I’d shed trillions to build a stairway, and if memories
were a lane, I’d walk all the way just to bring you back.”
2. Living in this world without you, is
living in no world at all. Living in this world without love, is living in a
worthless world.
3. When faced with an obstacle, the
river alters its course, but never stops flowing, never gives up.
4. Whenever the gift of happiness is
bestowed upon you, embrace it an savor it till it lasts, because long and
unforeseeable is this life, and fragile is the thread of hope you must cling on
to.
I enjoyed
reading the book and looking forward to read more books from the author.
Disclaimer: I received this book from the author in exchange for my
honest review.
My Rating: 5/5
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