Those who have been through grief will readily relate to the story as will children who live far away from their old parents. The story is centred around the passing away of the author's Amma, her beloved mother.
Uma Girish is very good at her descriptions about things and people around her. She knows how to maintain a charming, deft touch of humour to off set the tragic moments in her story. In this story, she deals with the guilt and other problems that beset her , as they would anyone who has lost a loved parent. She struggles with thoughts that may be they could have done more for her Amma, not just during her last days but indeed for all their lives. She writes about how her father is forced to cope with his wife’s death. He has got accustomed to her being at his beck and call for the 47 years of their marriage.
A very inspiring read in which -what in reality is a tragic topic- is handled with lots of grace and sensitivity.
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