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The Other Side of the Bed – A Book Review

Published in Fried Eye on Feb 15, 2014.  Click Here  to read it. Author: Bhavya Kaushik Published by: Parlance Publishers Publication Year : 2013 Number of Pages: 260 Language: English “The Other Side of the Bed” – When I first read the name of the book I thought it to be the story of a person who has lost his better half. Death, I didn’t think it was. I thought it was more of heartbreak in a relationship, the one that leaves you shattered and lonely as you look at the now-empty other side of the bed. As I went through the first few pages, I realized I was wrong; it was death, something that makes you hollow and hopeless from within, for you know the other person will never come back and you will never be the same again. As I went through a few more pages of the book, I realized it is not just about crying for a dear one you have lost. It’s much more than that. It i s about finding hope and learning to be happy even when there is no reason to smile. It’s abo