A YEAR OF WEDNESDAYS

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For today, I'll be reviewing A YEAR OF WEDNESDAYS by SONIA BAHL.

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, lasts a lifetime.

About the Author:

Born and raised in Kolkata, Sonia has lived and worked in Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Jakarta, Miami, Brussels, Johannesburg, and Singapore. With home being everywhere and nowhere, her belief in the power of the moment became a religion. An affirmation that unexpected and undeniable human connections are everything. Meanwhile, on the work front, she spent a huge chunk of her life, her days, and sleepless nights, in advertising—writing ads for all things from coffee and cars to condoms and candy—while dreaming of morphing 30-second commercials to full-length feature films. Not surprisingly, she threw caution, and her full-time job as creative director, to the winds and embarked on a riveting rejection-filled screenwriting journey in the US. Finally her day job entails writing movies! In a recent, delightful plot twist, her debut novel, The Spectacular Miss, was optioned by a leading Bollywood studio and she was commissioned to write the screenplay. Sonia writes and re-writes in Singapore where she lives with her menagerie: gorgeous itinerant daughter, honorary proofreader husband, and her made-for-the-movies golden retriever, Ari Gold.

My review:

1.     COVER & TITLE

The first thing which a reader interacts with in a book is its cover, and honestly, I loved the cover.

It is so simple yet attractive.

Title of the book is appropriate as this book contains a series of things happening on Wednesdays.

2.     PLOT

There are two main protagonists who meet each other on a flight journey from New Delhi to New Jersey.

They both are allotted the seats 7A and 7B for their journey.

One of them is a man who is an influencer of money and loves living a luxurious life.

The other is a working mother who has two cute and small kids Azad and Azaan.

From the very beginning both of them have different point of views in life.

This book is based on the power of communication. We meet many people in life but only a few can actually make an impact on our lives and this book talks about that quality.

3.     WRITING AND LANGUAGE

The writing style of the book is heart touching.

The language used is lucid.

Overall the language and writing of the book is impressive.

4.     RECOMMENDED TO:

·        New readers

·        Readers who love reading something more interesting than love stories

My ratings: 4 out of 5 stars