Tapestry of the Mind and Other Stories

Tapestry of the Mind is best described as the writer’s literary love affair with trying to make sense of the human psyche. It is a collection of seventeen fully-developed short stories that are serious funny tender and grounded in Malaysia and in particular Aneeta Sundararaj’s hometown of Alor Setar in northern Peninsular Malaysia.The reader moves among a diverse range of protagonists from classical Indian dancers toddlers engaging with spirits pet therapy mothers losing their children because of inequitable laws and the manipulation of the metaverse men lacking self-worth and divorcees mulling failed marriages to probable stigma of homosexuality narcissism mean adults sibling rivalry  bullying spiritual abuse clandestine adoptions autism environmental disasters men’s regret from love lost and the destruction of the mission schools.Like all love affairs specific and unique cultural ethnic and religious differences gave rise to moments of betrayal poignancy heartache and sometimes much mirth. Ultimately this haunting collection pieces together an everlasting tapestry of words rooted in brutal honesty. When viewed as a whole it brings to light issues long avoided evaded or hidden. With each story prefaced by a quote from an expert in mental health Tapestry of the Mind is cradled with gravitas.