Voices Beneath Our Waves | Book Review

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 Voices Beneath Our Waves

Author: Dhaval Radia

Pages: 81

 


                ‘Voices Beneath Our Waves’ by Dhaval Radia is a book that revolves around a rich man named Raghu Deshpande, his wife Maya, his father and yesteryear underworld gangster Vinayak Deshpande also known as Baba, then a coconut seller named Anna and his daughter Gutthi. The story begins with Vinayak Deshpande aka Baba taking over an ancestral property from a real estate owner when he gets the news that a baby girl is born. Then we are taken over to several years later where we get to see a lovely bond being shared by Anna and his daughter Gutthi. Gutthi was adopted daughter of Anna and he always used to worry about who her parents are but he used to love her like his own child. Then we have Raghu’s wife Maya who has her yoga classes and is in love with another guy named Faisal who wants Maya to be happy and live a life that she deserves. Raghu too used to regularly visit Anna where they start sharing their thoughts and talk about all the general things that they observe and feel. Soon, as they start having conversation some really disturbing truths start getting revealed which are shocking for each and every one. What are these revelations? Why is it that Maya even after being married to Raghu is finding love in Faisal? Who are Gutthi’s real parents and how did Anna adopt her? To know read ‘Voices Beneath Our Waves’.

My Thoughts:

                I was simply amazed after reading this book. I loved the writing style of the author it kept me curious throughout the book. Each page has a plot twist and there are some shocking revelations which make the story take an unexpected turn. I loved how the author has kept the readers guessing on what is going to happen next.

                The characters are well developed and I really loved Anna a lot he is really loving and caring towards Gutthi. I liked how he can strike a conversation with anyone who visits his shop and is really thankful to God for giving him all the basic necessities of life and also to make Gutthi a part of his life. It was really heart-warming to see the relationship that Anna and Gutthi share.

                Language is simple and lucid and the narration is done excellently. The pace of the story is perfect and this is a short book which can be read in one sitting.

                The book cover and the title of the book is apt to the plot.

                Overall, I really enjoyed reading this and I highly recommend this book to all and looking forward to read more stories from the author.

Rating: 5/5

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