This book was recommended by an author-friend, and I began it without very high expectations as I am not really a science fiction aficionado. Also I found the basic premise of two worlds -- Reality and Eternity -- a little hard to swallow. But Payal Dhar painstakingly supplies a wealth of detail, preparing the ground brick by brick, until it all begins to ring true. The characters, too, come to life and win your sympathy, just as real people do when you get to know them over time. From a rather More...