BOOK REVIEW: A BAD PLACE – MAYUR DIDOLKAR
The first thing that impressed me about this spirit-ual thriller novel was the organization of the book into small chapters without breaking the flow of the narrative. It’s a boon for a modern reader who is usually pressed for time and keeps postponing the reading on that account. I could easily read a few chapters every time I sat down to read it and even if I restarted after a few days break, the story reconnected in my mind seamlessly. The calm and happy life of the Shah family comprising of Suchitra, Aniket and their little daughter Reva is like a dream and suddenly the reverie is rudely jolted by the strange happenings at the Gardenia Estate, row house number 49 that shows how fragile life truly is. And the danger is unseen that makes it visible to different actors in different ways at a time of its own choosing. Mayur Didolkar is a skilled craftsman who weaves a tapestry of words that are so silky that they almost slide and envelope you without you noticing and then its touch...