This book written by Sudha Murty isa excellent book which I could not keep it down until the last page. Don't mistake me, it is not a mystery book. This book has a collection of short stories written about the extra- ordinary lives  of the most ordinary people whom we fail to look through. The language is simple and the settings familiar to most of us. The stories reveal the virtues and values of people as they go about their lives. The stories tell us about contentment as in the story, " The Old Man and his God", relationship in the story, "Made in heaven" etc. Some stories through light on  attitude towards philanthrophy, hospitality, friendship, motherhood etc. The stories are real experiences written by the author in a story format. If it were a auto-biography I would never had read. My teenage son loved the book and I think it can be an excellent gift to young boys and girls who are visiting India for the vacations. Close