The Wait

The stories are story-led and prose-driven, offering intimate snapshots from sunlit villages to nocturnal city streets. The collection pairs tenderness with irony, using simple, precise sentences that reward careful reading and reflection. The voice remains accessible while layering social nuance, creating a reading experience that feels both welcoming and richly aware of its broader context.

Readers will encounter a cab driver who assumes the identities of his passengers, a doctor drawn into a late-night path of desire with unforeseen consequences, a writer who forms an uneasy friendship with a thief, a migrant worker navigating how to present himself as a suitor, and a young man who tries to resolve others’ dilemmas after losing his own love. While each tale stands on its own, together they paint a compassionate mosaic of desire, remorse, and resilience. The collection probes the deepest corners of the human psyche with tongue-in-cheek humour, revealing the many threads that connect us and the fragility of those ties when tested by social divisions.

• Story-led short stories set in Goa, exploring interfaith coexistence and everyday moral choices
• Vivid, diverse cast of characters—from drivers and doctors to writers and workers—offering a mosaic of Goan life
• Clear, lucid prose with understated humor and nuanced observations that reward thoughtful rereading
• Standalone narratives that can be read in short sessions, with a cohesive cultural thread running through the collection

What you gain after finishing is a window into contemporary Goan life and the people who inhabit it, inviting empathy, curiosity, and a broader sense of belonging. The book leaves a lasting impression of warmth, insight, and the quiet power of ordinary lives to illuminate larger truths about community, faith, and connection.