Before, and then after
Subtitle: stories
By: Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan
Publisher: Tranquebar Press; Westland; Westland Publications
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Chennai
Language: eng
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9789385152627
Description: In this sparkling collection of stories, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan displays the perception, honesty and humour that marked her out as a writer to watch out for ever since she started her immensely popular blog eleven years ago. A young girl embarks on a journey of discovery after years of living with her reclusive superstar father; a misspelled tattoo leads two friends into a discussion of loss and love; a bartender relates the secrets of his trade Before, and Then After is an astute, sensitive exploration of loneliness, missed connections, revelations, relationships in an urban landscape.
Notes: Also available as an e-book.
Table of contents: title: The irrespressible memory of silence; title: The man who refused to grow up; title: It is two in the morning, and I'm writing to you; title: Cat of the night; title: Insert a carrot; title: One plus one; title: Death friends forever; title: The biggest night of the year; title: Before, and then after; title: Except for the sound of your feet; title: Short excerpts from My life as a mermaid / Undine Subramaniam.