This is a romance. A sweet and charming romance, but it lacks maturity, and reminded me more of a YA or serialised magazine story…in something like Woman’s Weekly or The Lady.
It’s a story of two young people who meet while they’re studying in India and fall deeply in love. But each have ambitions that drive them apart geographically. Vivian…to follow in the footsteps of her humanitarian grandmother, wanting to make a difference in third-world countries, and Andrea, who has pledged to make a success of his father’s ailing glass factory in Venice. Each do his and her best to forget and move on from the love they share, but, as they find, it’s an obstacle they find hard to overcome.
The story lacks research, credibility and authenticity. Vivian is Spanish, Andrea, Italian, and their study is in India. Somehow, there are no language barriers. The story is a little jerky, jumping around continents and time frames, and it's a little monotonous. Nothing very much happens until the end.
Sharma has tender and sympathetic way with words and can certainly execute a love story, but I think this is a little undeveloped and a tad ‘raw’. With experience and the proper guidance, I'm positive this author will evolve promisingly.
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