You cannot have all the answers and other stories..by Deepa Agarwal

Name- You cannot have all the answers and other stories...
Written By- Deepa Agarwal
Published by- Niyogi Books
Pages- 186
Plot-
The book contains a collection of 15 short stories which explores conflicting human emotions. The book deals with issues such as trauma, sexuality, prejudice, family relations and others. Have all the issues been addressed well? Can all these be included in a short story?(Read the book to find out)
Review-
Thumbs Up-
●There are some outstanding short stories like- The Cradle Song, You cannot have all the answers that already featured in many respected and well esteemed magazines.
●The main essence of a short story lies in its suspense and incompleteness and yet a feeling of fulfillment, all of which were beautifully demonstrated in these stories.
●Most of the stories are from the perspective of a women characters who gave such a powerful voice to the needs, aspirations, expectations and loss in women of the 20th century.
Thumbs down-
◆The stories weaves a tale of desire, loss and other emotions so intricately that it is hard not to get caught in the web. In some of the situations though I felt a very witty approach is required to understand some of the complex situations described in some of the stories, otherwise the reader would feel lost.
Personal Views-
While leafing through the pages, I was transported back to my ICSE days where we read short stories in our syllabus. The nostalgic feeling made me finsh this book soon. The stories themselves were intriguing which helped too. I thoroughly enjoyed this experience and the trip down to memory lane.