Worldly, humorous, mysterious, and funny. These fourteen stories by the award-winning author Thampy Antony Thekkek gently stroke the surface of Indian and American life. -Sweet Pain -During that Journey -Mysterious Somebody -Curry Leaf -Jo Ramona -Dr. Alliankan Speaking -The Chief Editor's Story -Paulo Coelho and Kochu Paulo -The Lady Biker -Guava Mango -The State -The Damsel -The Winter Leaf -The Forbidden Fruit Being an Indian American author, poet, actor, and film producer, he writes about Kerala life from a metro, and about metro life from a metro. That is the peculiar beauty of this book. And the stories can be read with ease. Brilliant, original, and entirely absorbing work of fiction. Winner of Basheer Amma Malayalam Award 2019 and Kerala Ezhuthukoottam Pravasi Award 2019!