A smile from a stranger on a city bus. A diary found at the bottom of a drawer. A tiny yellow face that speaks from the mirror. Sometimes the smallest moments change a life.
Sixteen heartfelt short stories about the people we love, the choices we make and the second chances we are given, told with warmth, humour and a very Indian sense of home.
A young man is asked for advice by a girl he never noticed. A man and a woman fall in love across two balconies during the first lockdown, speaking only through handwritten signs. A bride learns that love in an arranged marriage is built slowly, one cup of filter coffee at a time. A woman faces a gambler’s men with an axe in her hand and refuses to wait for rescue. A groom walks away from the woman he loves for a reason she will never be told.
Between laughter and tears you will meet a new colleague who keeps her life in separate boxes, a startup team caught in a murder mystery, a doctor guided by emoji friends, and a tired manager visited by his own past and future selves.
Whether you are in love, in doubt, or simply in need of a gentle reminder to call your best friend, you will find yourself somewhere in these pages.
Quick to read and hard to forget, THE GIRL ON THE CITY BUS is perfect for fans of contemporary fiction, romance and relationship stories, and heartwarming slice-of-life reading.
Pick it up for one story. Stay for the rest