Love’s Labor by Andy Paula
Piali Roy has run away from home and the two stubborn men who love her. One is her beloved Baba; a rigid traditionalist, he refuses to accept anyone from outside her caste and community. And then there is Sathya, the unsuitable outsider. He loves her truly, madly, deeply and has even called off his marriage for her sake. Neither man will budge, and the small town of Jampot, where everyone knows everything, is not big enough for the two of them.
Away from their unreasonable demands, Piali strives to find peace in the mountains. But within six months, her lover tracks her down. Once again, she betrays the one by trusting the other.
Will her labor in the name of love be in vain, or will love transcend all differences?
My ReviewÂ
Sitting down in my favourite bean bag and a huge mug of coffee, I began reading Andy Paula’s Love’s Labor. Never knew when my coffee mug became empty and when I got so carried away with the story that I finished the entire novella in one sitting. Interesting and engrossing would describe the book aptly.
Piali is a headstrong and unconventional teacher who knows very well how to handle the 12th standard boys and to get them to be interested in the English classes that she handles. Her potential is rewarded with lots of opportunities wherein she is required to organize the centenary celebrations at the school she works in.
A phone call from Sathya, her love from the past comes like a bolt out of the blue and there begins the flashback as well as the story.
The characters portrayed in the book seem very real and could easily be you, me or our neighbor. The various ‘issues’ portrayed in the book are real and happening around us almost on a day to day basis and the author has very subtly incorporated that into her story – knowingly or unknowingly.
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   The Book Club Presents Andy Paula’s Love’s Labour
Meet the Author
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Andy Paula is a corporate trainer by profession and a writer by vocation. After the innumerable essays, poems, articles, editorials, congratulations & condolence letters she wrote for herself and others refused to satiate her writer’s Self, she finally put herself seriously to the task and wrote Love’s Labor,a romance novella that is now on Goodreads.Â
 
  
  
Sounds interesting. Did you say it’s available for free on goodreads?? If not, I am probably going to have to wait till the next time I visit India to get hold of this book…
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Haha..I was also sucked in the story and only kept it down after finishing it! 🙂
You are so correct..this is a story that has happened to many of us..
Here is my review. Do check it out. 🙂
Love’s Labour- My Review
OOH! This sounds really good. I am a sucker for romance novels, but not the wishy-washy ones. Well, even those appeal in desperate times. I love the layout of your review. Neat, clean, crisp and to the point. I may pick up this one 🙂
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Thank you for introducing me with this book . I just loved the story and could relate to it well .
Can’t wait to read it 🙂
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Such a comprehensive comment has aroused a great desire to read this book.
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Looks very interesting!! Is it an ebook?
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so should I pick up this on? say say
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Am not a great fan of ‘Romance’ novels but this one looks like a promising read. . Especially since it has other elements apart form a mere love story .. Hope to pick this up sometime.
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Interesting book and the subject. Of course the fact that the characters (as you mentioned) can be likened to the people around us always makes the read all the more enjoyable. Goes into the huge to be read list 😀
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This sounds interesting…. when it is all the more in sync with the society around us ! Shall try to get hold of this soon 🙂
Thank you for introducing this book and putting up the review and adding to my already overflowing reading list 😛
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For you to be so captivated, it must be a great read. Will check it out.
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Sounds very interesting… I will pick this one up for sure 🙂
Nice review Bhavya 🙂
I can see you have a lot of fans for your blog
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It’s very contemporary and in today’s times. It’s an interesting genre to explore and will add the book to my list.
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