Book Review #102 A Year Of Wednesdays : Sonia Bahl

This book was sent out by the author in exchange of an honest and unbiased review.
Blurb:

A flight from New Delhi to new York. Two strangers, seat 7A and seat 7B, who have nothing in common. Absolutely nothing. Except they are both hoping the seat next to theirs remains empty. It doesn't. Mid-flight turbulence and infant incontinence forces them to interact—the cool wall Street guy and the mom-with-the-drool-stained-sweater-and-ordinary-aspirations. Blistering wit, opposing views, and some unexpectedly poignant admissions keep them addictive engaged and hopelessly sleep deprived through the fifteen-hour journey. Touch down... And they leave the cabin without a backward Glance, jumping right back into their dramatically different lives. Never to meet again. But somehow they continue to travel together—interlocked forever through an inexplicable connectedness. Can one meeting change everything forever? The Japanese have a term for it: ichi-go ichi-e. One time, one encounter, a lifetime.

My Take:

Strangers, we often share memories with them, mostly because we feel/ know that we might never meet with them. The very essence is what makes train/ flight or any journeys special. So many secrets which we might have never shared with anyone we share with them, because we know we might never meet. I always find this fact fascinating. I always wonder what happened next in their life story.

Human emotions and situations are explored beautifully. The journey between strangers who lead extremes end of lives when they meet , spend time and say bye they leave with other a slice of their lives, so much that when we go back they keep thinking about each other's values and visions in their present scenario. Sonia has captured their emotions well. They are away from each other yet are with each other. That's the connect they form and maintain.

The author has done justice to this unusual story line, has written the characters well, one emotional and one practical, the bond they form is beautiful. Not a love story yet nothing less than a love story. Who said love stories are for lovers? Love story happens also with people who meet, know each other and depart leaving a mark/ happy memory in he others life.

I would rate this 4/5 for the unusual story line and narration. More power to you Sonia.