12 Precious Anecdotes From Life [Kindle Edition]

Payal Roy (Author)

Book Description

When fate steered Anita Maher towards twelve of her best friends all of a sudden in twelve different situations, little did she expect what they had in store for her.

Anita the always sincere, ready to help and a carefree person had her life spread out in front of her in one big platter. However, there was something more she wanted, something that she found missing from her life.

Anita set out in search for those missing pieces that would make her life full
again and during her wondrous journey she came across "twelve precious anecdotes" that her friends had in store for her.

What were those anecdotes? Did they make Anita's life whole again? Did they give her and her friends a second chance at life?

Written in the first person narrative, these interconnected short stories make a brave new attempt towards looking at the world and the people around Anita in a totally different perspective.

To go that extra mile, take that risk which only some people do in reality, while for most these remain but a distant dream, and how Anita's friends happened to come across their life altering situations that made them what they are today.

Product Details

• File Size: 253 KB
• Print Length: 86 pages
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Payal Roy; 1 edition (May 30, 2012)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0087OXSS2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Not Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,022,091 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Enlightening June 8, 2012

By Book Evolution Blog

Format:Kindle Edition

12 Anecdotes from life is enlightening. The protagonist. Anita Maher is an author who tells us stories that she has learned from her friends, co-workers, family members and of course her own experiences.

The stories are short vignettes on how to be a better you, how to appreciate your friends, forgiveness, self worth, modesty, being humane, loving, humble, loyal and so on.

My favorite quote that moved me was, " success comes to those that have faith, hope and determination." Author Payal Roy has a bright future with writing and I connected with each story and in turn made me think of my own friends and family and how I can teach others from what I have learned from her. Wonderful, pleasant and raw emotions in each story. Can't wait to see what she writes next.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Worthwhile messages but not a good read August 24, 2012

By The Every Free Chance Reader

Format:Kindle Edition

Did I enjoy this book: I'm sad to say that I did not really enjoy this book. It was not a book that I had to keep reading...I only finished it because I agreed to review the book.

The twelve short stories are all connected to one another by the characters in them. All of the stories have worthwhile messages behind them that make the reader think and evaluate their own experiences. The first story, Share and Have Some Chocolates, is about taking the time to savor and relax. Money Can't Buy Everything is like the title, money isn't everything, you need to hang on to what matters. To Be Human(e) is about being aware of those around you and to help those that are less fortunate that yourself. The sixth story, To Be Alive, tells the reader to live life because it is too short and unpredictable. Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated is just as the title suggests and it also reminded me of that television show, Undercover Boss.

However, with that being said, the problem I had with this book was mainly the language that was used. The conversations between the characters felt forced and almost too proper for an everyday conversation. There were also a lot of typos and misuse of words. For example, an "at" when it should have been "to" or "in" when it should have been "on." These things made it harder to read the book smoothly. This should have been a quick, easy read but it took a long time to get through the stories.

Would I recommend it: I don't think that I would recommend this book.

Will I read it again: I will not.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring words for jaded individuals June 29, 2012

By Charlene

Format:Kindle Edition

The twelve stories in this novella are very short and with that, character and plot development is formulaic and simple. The main focus of this novella is to convey nuggets of wisdom to enrich your life and make you think about what is really important. The stimulating messages range over friendship, family, pets, and self-worth; providing insight into the common pitfalls of our workaholic, profit-driven society. This is a simple book with few pretensions, and inspiring words for jaded individuals.

More About the Author

Payal Roy is a management professional by day and an author by evening. She is a published author, a freelance writer, an avid reader and a travel enthusiast. An Indian at heart, she loves travelling to new places, meet new people and explore their history, culture and traditions.

She loves reading both fiction and non-fiction books and writes short stories and poetry. Authoring and creativity has always been one of her major areas of interest from her childhood. She values friendship, nature and memorable moments spent amongst a diverse culture of people and places and holds them close to her heart through her poems and short stories on life and its changing moments.

She sincerely attempts to share her views and ideas lucidly with her readers, and looks forward to creating a host of vibrant fictional and non-fictional works for her readers in future.

Her most recent published works at Amazon : Poetry collection with nature photos from her travels - Memoirs: The Soulful Recollection (Friendship and Life) and Short story collection-inspirational fiction - 12 Precious Anecdotes from Life