The Clandestine Reader

Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

May it be the career-driver Fumiko, the girlfriend, the affectionate Kohtake, the wife, or of the arrogant Hirai, each have their own aura of personality. The characters don’t leap out, they stay as real as they can, as demure and silent as they can. Japanese literature has never been known to be noisy or loud, it’s the subtlety inside them that gives them the warmth. Much of Kawaguchi’s novel may classify to most under drama, but for me that’s an art, the art of talking so much in so less. The human heart knows no boundaries. It knows no bondages, it can do anything for love, anything to find that love when it is lost. Kawaguchi has tapped this part of the heart and weaved stories out of this. If you loved this share and show some support. If you wanna write in: sahilpradhan1109@gmail.com This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mythyetpragmatic.wordpress.com/2021/04/02/before-the-coffee-gets-cold/

"The Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah

Hannah is no stranger to historical fictions, her former The Nightingale was based during the time of the Second World War, and this time too her idea is magnanimous and different. She etched out characters and developed rich scenes with ease, and painted them together into an exquisite novel. Here is a novel that talks about the pieces of being a woman: how survival is essential for a woman, to endure and ensure that her children stay safe, to endure and ensure a bright future, to endure and survive. If you loved this, share and show some support. If you wanna write in: sahilpradhan1109@gmail.com This episode is also available as a blog post: https://mythyetpragmatic.wordpress.com/2021/03/26/the-four-winds-tear-jerker/

An Ode to Love

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