![]() ![]() ![]() The unconditional love between Tin Win and Mi Mi is written magically. Nevertheless, the story is beautiful and poignant. ![]() For one, he could do head hopping without hesitation, and secondly, he could go for direct, raw telling in several places, violating the show-don’t-tell rule. As a major part of the story is a flashback from the perspective of the omniscient U Ba, he has been able to get away with certain writing techniques that are considered ill-advised. The author has played a clever card as far as the narration is concerned. However, after Tin Win’s arrival, the story does become quite gripping. Even now, after finishing the book, I do feel that that portion was a bit unnecessary and instead of elaborating on the characters of his parents, maybe the story could have cut right to his birth. In the beginning, though, the flashback does play with your patience a touch, making you wonder when Julia’s father’s story will begin. The language, as expected from an international bestseller, is brilliant-simplicity bathed in a rare class, luring you into the story like a magnet. The story begins well, and the mystery element strikes bells of intrigue in your mind immediately. The blurb was intriguing too, coaxing me to try it out. I came across this book with this gorgeous cover while scanning for new books at Rachna Books, a popular bookstore at my native place, Gangtok. ![]()
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