The Reading List

by Sara Nisha Adams

Here, with his three girls, and one of Naina’s beloved books, for a moment, just a moment, he didn’t feel so alone.

I’ll never be lost to you, Mukesh, she said to him then as he gripped the book in his hands. He heard the words. Her voice. The story – it had brought her back – even if just for a moment.

Sometimes, books just take us away for a little while, and return us to our place with a new perspective.