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Nanaki, a fiercely young lady, is bought up by her grandparents in Chandigarh is an artist and a professor in an art college. From an idyllic childhood and difficult teenage love, with a haunting backdrop of Partition and her Beeji’s personal history Sakoonsingh Sakoon Singh weaves a heartwarming tale of love, loss, relationships, politics and Partition.

It’s a brilliant read that takes us to the heartbreaking stories of women, Beeji’s history and on a mission, Nanaki is on against the courrpt system. In all Nanaki finds love in Himmat, will she confess her love? Where will life take her?

With a beautiful backdrop of Chandigarh, Kasauli and in the land of lovers, it’s a story with interlocking tales that explores struggles, longing, loss, love and happiness. I loved the way the events were taking place, the shifting plots between past and present, Nanaki’s mission and love, everything felt relatable. The crisp, descriptive narration with a gripping writing style and lots of drama keep the readers invested in.

The stories leave the readers with a feeling of heaviness. One could feel the pain each of them went through. The shifting plot made it a bit difficult to connect the dots. It’s a slow-paced story and a heavy read.

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Soak in the world of lovers and emotions with this beautiful book. If you are someone who loves reading about partition and a longing tale, this one is for you.

The characters are strong and well developed by the author. I of course loved Nanaki’s character and her grandparents too. Listening to their journey has been no less than a heartbreak. You will experience Grief, anger, and layers of emotions with this book. I loved Nanaki’s personality.

The way events were taking place will amaze the readers. With each chapter, an unexpected turn surprises the readers. The climax was of course unexpected and the little twists added by the author are worth witnessing.

A book with a rich, vibrant storyline and a pleasant writing style. Do not skip this one.

Summary

It evoked a feeling in her—of silence and freedom, of riding a bicycle on a dirt track cutting through fields in the absence of her parents, Nanaki, a fiercely sensitive young woman, is brought up by her grandparents in a quaint Chandigarh neighbourhood. She grows up to be an artist and a Professor in an art college. As Nanaki goes through the motions of an idyllic childhood and a difficult teenage love, her experiences play out against a haunting backdrop of Partition and her beeji’s turbulent personal history. Nanaki is brought face to face with the dark underbelly of contemporary Punjab when she takes up the cause of a consummate embroidery artist against a corrupt system while also being privy to the heart-breaking stories of two women in her immediate vicinity. Through it all, it is her Sufi bearings that sustain her. Meanwhile, over many motorcycle jaunts to the tiny hill-town of ka SA ul I, Nanaki finds love in himmat, an architect with his own share of personal tragedy and a scarred childhood. Meditative, rooted in location yet filtered through nostalgia, in the land of the lovers is a masterfully woven fable with interlocking tales that explore struggle, loss, longing and love with brilliant insight and luminous prose.

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