Smile With The Gods: Tales From Thiruvallikeni

<p>The book is a compilation of short stories of mostly unrelated incidents in the daily life of a retired couple trying to settle in unfamiliar surroundings. Spread over a three year span these stories touch upon the pains and pleasures of lockdowns and the slow return to normal life. The colourful backdrop of Triplicane a temple-town provides fertile ground for imaginative adventures among its citizens and the protagonists in this Book. The stories touch upon a range of emotions ranging from empty nest syndrome how to make friends how to retain one's childhood innocence and ensuring domestic peace and harmony in the fragile family life. Occasionally the stories revolve on futuristic scenarios and that is where imagination runs riot. The common thread joining these stories is the truth that enjoying the present is the best way to face the googlies thrown by that master puppeteer FATE.</p><p><br/>Happy reading</p>