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BOOK REVIEW: PARADISE TOWERS....

Paradise Towers is a 2018 Indian fiction novel written by Shweta Bachchan Nanda.

"In a leafy Mumbai suburb, on the very turn of a U bend, stood the handsome structure of Paradise Towers, a residential building, built in late sixties, as the last word in modern convenience."

Yes.., Paradise Towers is a little apartment complex in Mumbai with it's residents from different walks of and life and cultural background consisting of Gujaratis.., Bengalis.., NRI.., and Muslims..
The plot of the novel revolves around the lives of the residents..

"Nothing dramatic ever happened in Paradise Towers... or so you might think.. Of course, appearances are deceptive."

Okay.., so talking about the protagonist of the novel..
well.., Should it be Mrs. Aly Khan..
or Should it be Mrs. Ranganekar..
or Should it be Mrs. Kapoor..
or Laila..
well.. I would rather say all the residents of Paradise Towers including the helper, the children all of them together portray to be the protagonist of the novel..

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Now next coming to what this book has in store for us.., or should I say which genre it belongs to..
Is it a mystery..?  Yes.. it is..
Is it a drama..?   Yes.. it is..
Is it about love..?  Yes.. it is..
Thus it has all the elements in it for an amazing read..!

One thing that outshines this novel is that the way the author has described all the characters.., yes.., the novel has well etched characters with meticulously crafted plot which is truly engaging..
We would tend to fall in love with the quirky and intimate world created by the author..

The narrative, the characters are such with which we can strongly resonate..
Shweta Bachchan Nanda's way with words is just very unique and alluring..

It is a light, crisp and easy read which you can finish in one sitting..

A Good Read..! 
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