By Maeve Binchi
We often confide in strangers, believing they would not care to make that effort of judging us when we are actually rendering the secrets of our heart out. Sometimes, we just want a pair of ears to listen to our side of the story when the people who mattered have shown their back unwilling to lend those listening ears.
Nights of Rain and
Stars narrates a tale of four young people on the quest of
searching answers to the problems of their lives. They are all trying
to escape something or the other but destiny throws them in
a small village Aghia Anna, Greece. A tragedy, which rather takes its
toll on many lives, brings them together as tourists trying to make
ease with these unusual and unfortunate circumstances.
From Ireland, America,
Germany and England; Fiona, Thomas, Elsa and David are all very
different people with different stories and troubles. Yet they end up helping each other to find solutions that they did not think existed. And yes, then there
are the friendly natives of the beautiful Aghia Anna who play their
parts very well.
The book takes you on to
a rather exciting and unexpected journey. It is not something that is very
complicated and philosophical and tough to comprehend. It is just full of
simple things that end up holding deeper meanings when you actually
encounter them. The simplicity of the story is what may touch you at the
end. It will not have a very strong impact on you but you will sure
have a smile on your face when you reach the very end.
“I have met many
people on this voyage whose problems are greater than mine. Oddly it
has calmed me down.”
This is precisely the effect the story has on you, it calms you down.
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