Book:
The Infinite Road
Author:
Shefali Arora
Publisher:
Locksley Hall Publishing LLP
Obstacles can manifest themselves in many
forms, be it physical or mental. How you deal with them is what makes the story
of your life.
The Infinite Road by Shefali Arora is the story of how you tread the path of life
covered with obstacles. Alunkrita can go to any extent to get Anokhi’s life
sorted-the disabled girl she found on the streets of Chandigarh. Her startup
idea holds the key to all her dreams and Anokhi’s bright future. She plans to
send Anokhi to a boarding school once she gets her feet operated upon. Parth,
who broke her heart years ago, offers her a deal for the startup. Fighting between
her past and her fondness for her new neighbor Siddarth, this is the story of
Alunkrita and Anokhi as they make choices and tread on the path of life.
The Infinite Road by Shefali Arora has a very different plot from a conventional love
story. The book takes up a myriad of topics in which love manifests itself in
many forms. Alunkrita’s love for Anokhi is the major highlight of the book and
how that changes with time is the crux of the story. Alunkrita’s equation with
Parth and Siddarth is another emotion that the author explores and crafts a
graph to show its evolution. Another interesting angle that Shefali explores is
showing parts of the story from Anokhi’s angles and how she feels about the
multiple events in her lives and how physical and mental roadblocks affect a
person. Towards the end, I loved how she has managed to bring all the different
tracks to a single station where each of the character gets his or her closing.
The maturation in the emotions of the characters was a cherry atop the cake.
Talking about the characters, Shefali has
kept her characters quite simple which is a very good point for the book because
of the complexity of the emotions in the plot. Alunkrita is created as a
character who believes in doing good for the society and believes in the power
of love. A fiercely independent woman, it is also shown that she holds grudges
for a long period, but if reasoned, forgives quickly. The character of Anokhi
is interesting as she portrays a person who has been dealt a blow by life yet perseveres
on. The slow unfurling of the character of Siddarth was interesting and was a
nice touch to the plot.
Overall, a good read. The book scores a
3.88/5 for me.
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