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Tara Pages: 73 Author: Surabhi Sharma                 ‘Tara’ by Surabhi Sharma is a story of a small girl named Tara who is disappointed with her life. She constantly dreams about switching her life with her little brother who according to her has everything she ever wanted to be hers. She is small but has all the responsibilities on her shoulders to help her family run through the day to day activities smoothly. Everything was going fine until one day when she’s really disappointed with her father for not getting the coat that she really wanted. That day when she was grazing her sheep on the hilltop and taking rest under a tree looking at the sky. She suddenly notices a cloud moving opposite side against the other clouds and as if chasing her. And all of a sudden a flying mat comes out it. To Tara’s surprise the flying mat is talking and telling her to come along with her to an unknown plac...

Letters from Heaven Author: Surabhi Sharma Pages: 32                 ‘Letters from Heaven’ by Surabhi Sharma is a short story about Radhika who is grieving over her husband’s loss. They were two souls that beat as one and when Radhika lost her husband who was suffering from cancer she just couldn’t come out of it. Her daughter is trying to get her involved in other things but nothing seems to work. Then all of a sudden she starts receiving letters from someone but the person has not mentioned his identity so she opens the letter and to her surprise it is from her husband! She is completely confused as to who can play such a joke on her. Who is sending her these letters in the name of her husband? Will Radhika ever get over her husband’s loss? To know more read Letters from Heaven. My Views:                 I loved a...

Life is the Flower, Love is the Honey Author: Surabhi Sharma Pages: 133 ‘Life is the Flower, Love is the Honey’ is a debut novel by Surabhi Sharma which revolves around Shubh and Monica and the struggle they are going through in their life. Shubh, whose only dream is to be a nature photographer who always used to believe that his parents would support him in his decision. But his parents have different plans for him and want him to settle in a high paying job. Unable to convince his parents he is disappointed and takes up a job as he wants to be an ideal son and doesn’t want to disappoint them. Soon he is promoted and he is expected to shift to Delhi but he is not willing to leave his hometown and go to some other state instead he tries to convince his parents on him pursuing his dreams but his parents like always convince him and show him the positive side of his job. Against his wishes, he ends up in Delhi. Monica, a young artist who loves to paint and can put c...