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Binding
Paperback
Number of Pages
244
Language
English
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Book Summary
Venus Crossing: Twelve Stories Of Transit is a deeply human collection of twelve short stories that examines the moments when life changes direction. Written for readers who love literary fiction that explores love, loss, care, and quiet resilience, this book offers a compassionate, thought-provoking reading experience that lingers long after the last page.
Kalpana Swaminathan writes with warmth and precision, shaping each tale as a window into a different life. The twelve stories in Venus Crossing are crafted as standalone journeys that together form a tapestry of transit—moments of grief, memory, empathy, and renewal. The experience is intimate and accessible, pairing lucid narration with evocative scenes and carefully paced reveals. Whether through lyrical passages or restrained, insightful dialogue, the book invites readers to slow down and inhabit its characters’ choices, from the weighty grief in The Yellow Dupatta to the quiet courage found in Fly Away, Peter, and the moral tensions in Euthanasia or Incident at Abu Ghraib.
In this collection, the author’s storytelling brilliance pulls you into lives you recognize from your own world—neighbors, caregivers, family, strangers who become teachers. The stories explore how small acts of understanding can reshape futures, how professional duty collides with personal longing, and how resilience can emerge in the face of unbearable moments. Venus Crossing offers a steady invitation to observe, feel, and reflect on the human capacity for connection when life asks for new paths.
After finishing Venus Crossing: Twelve Stories Of Transit, readers walk away with a deeper appreciation for life’s turning points and the people who accompany us through them. The collection leaves a lingering sense of empathy and curiosity, inviting reflection on one’s own moments of transition and the quiet courage it takes to move forward.
Product Details
Author
Kalpana Swaminathan
Publisher
Penguin India
Number of Pages
244
Language
English
SKU
9780143066866
ISBN
9780143066866
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 350
₹ 297
₹ 53 Off