Book Review l Micro Stories in 'Tales From The Heart' have words laced with emotions
- Jul 16
- 2 min read
Antara B Gupta has presented words in black and white which connect readers to their own experiences in life
By Sarthak Shankar
Antara B Gupta’s Tales From The Heart is a collection of stories in which the author has cut down on words but not on emotions. The stories run through as slides in your mind and plays through as a silent dialogue-less film in your subconscious mind long after you have shelfed the book.
Antara has attempted to tame her emotions by earmarking a maximum of 100 words for each of her 26 stories which capture varied experiences in life. The one-word titles depict either a virtue or vice each starting with a different letter arranged in an alphabetical order.
The stories fueled by everyday experiences exude emotions which can connect readers to their own encounters of the past, present and even future. In short, the stories depict life with all virtues and vices.
From Ambition to Courage to Pride to Sin to Jealousy to Kindness to Love to Honesty and more. The book showcases emotions for readers. From how ‘Honesty’ works in a relationship to the struggle to be ‘I’ – oneself. The author has woven words in her story ‘Honesty’ to show how divorce in an honest relationship can happen without severing ties and how life sets a battlefield for those who want to be themselves to live life on their own terms in her story titled ‘I’.
The book may tempt readers to read all stories in one sitting. But every story demands time for reflection.
Antara has shown that it is not necessary to write countless words when a few can spill out unfathomable emotions.
(The Book has been published by Rachanakriti Publishing, Jaipur. Available on Amazon)
