Book Review : The Homecoming

Book Name: The Homecoming
Author: Preeti Shenoy

Publisher: Harper Collins

Genre: Contemporary Fiction 

Format: Paperback/Kindle

Print length: 320 pages 

Rating:3.5/5

Preeti Shenoy’s The Homecoming is the sequel to A Place Called Home, that explores further themes and new revelations in the lives of the characters.

Book Blurb On Amazon

When the past unravels, is love enough to hold the future together?

To the world, Alka’s life is picture-perfect—she lives a charmed existence in a beautiful heritage bungalow on her husband Subbu’s coffee estate with their two lovely daughters. But when disaster strikes after Subbu’s near-fatal accident, buried secrets begin to surface, ripping apart the veneer of perfection. Even as Alka struggles to care for her husband and revive the fortunes of the failing estate, she is faced with an agonizing choice: fight for her strained marriage or give in to the long dormant love she feels for her brother-in-law, Krish.

Can Alka’s marriage survive the weight of deception? Or will a forbidden love damage hearts and destroy lives?


A moving continuation of the story that began in Preeti Shenoy’s bestselling novel A Place Called Home, The Homecoming draws readers into a deep exploration of love, betrayal, and the dangerous secrets we keep from ourselves and the world.


Review


Shenoy's The Homecoming is a sequel to her novel A Place Called Home. The plot continues the story from the first part, exploring new themes and further complexities in the characters' relationships and lives. From village to life in a big city, the story revolves around a coffee estate in Sakleshpur to the buzzing roads of Bangalore as the life of the female protagonist turned upside down with a tragedy that shook everyone in the estate, leading to opportunities and time for mending the lives with the onset of enhancement in estate increasing employment. The mix of present-day narrative with flashbacks will allow readers to stay updated with the characters' lives, keeping them with the story till the end.


The new characters introduced in this story are well-developed. From narrating their pasts to showcasing their complexities and vulnerabilities will let readers feel sympathetic to them. Readers would resonate with the female protagonist, Alka, as she delves into her journey of self-discovery in this book, where she finds herself flawlessly taking the lead in the coffee estate, turning it into heaven, and getting all the praise from the people because she changed their lives for good.


The author's writing style is engaging and expressive. At points, readers would find unwanted or too much detail, which does not seem necessary, ruining their experience, forcing the length and reducing the depth of the story. But one thing that stands out in her writing is the ease of understanding. For beginners in reading who want to explore some themes like family dynamics, love, betrayal, loss, and forgiveness, this book will provide them food for thought delving into the complexities and impacts of the past on the present.  


The writing is engaging but for seasoned readers, it would be effortless to guess plot points in different moments in the story, especially those of betrayal and familial dynamics. Readers who are fans of the author's writing would love this book even though there are predictable plot points, the book will allow them to resonate with compelling characters. 

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