The exultation of a house hold warming up to a daughter’s marriage, the agony of a toothache that would not subside, the fear of being accosted on the highway by men in uniform, the anticipation of a stay in a village with an old friend, the strain of death on innocent faces. A collection of ten short stories penned with extraordinary insight and dazzling prose. Stories that are unassuming, yet instantly gratifying. And with some residual thoughts to mull over. ...