A Special Friend — Sharath Komarraju

The first monthly bundle in the Stories of 2017 series.The collection contains five stories set in the fictional village of Rudrakshapalem.

• In Kinnara, a woman who makes a tough choice to save her husband discovers that there is a dark side to every sacrifice.


• Rescue is a tale of a desperate mother who wishes to free her daughter of the confines of her life at all costs.


• In The Good Son, we meet a dying mother who knows that neither of her adopted sons care for her life.


• We all have close friends growing up, some real, some imaginary. A Special Friend is a story of one such who refuses to go away.


• Bijili is a story of suicide, guilt and second chances.

If you like your fiction served with a dollop of dark, don't miss this collection.