The world came to a slowdown during the pandemic. Silence engulfed the surroundings. Silence which was once peaceful slowly became eerie in the course of time.
Manorama thought it would be a normal day where she would drop her kids to school and would see off her husband for work followed by correcting a stack of mathematics papers after she returned home from work. When she called her maid for her morning tea, Manorama received no reply. This was followed by a slew of strange events that made her sweat profusely. Meanwhile her sinful past looms large over her head. One by one people from her past interface whose presence makes her uncomfortable.
The story goes back and forth mainly in conversations with brief descriptions of the outside world. It is rooted in Dante’s Inferno where a person has to perform seven acts of mercy to cleanse themselves from seven deadly sins known to mankind. The chronology of events create a suspense that is enough to grab your attention.
Prominent authors like Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Kanchana Banerjee, Nikita Singh and others weave a story which is rife with human emotions and the power of forgiveness.
P.S: This novella was published on March 21st I.e one year since the lockdown was imposed in India. ‘The Last Ones’ is available for free on Amazon.
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