Reviewers are generous to Street Facts. From all over the world, the readers, who are not even readers of the genre, liked the book. I am sharing them herewith as photos. Links to them are in their respective captions.
Also, I am copying and pasting the most moving review that made me more committed and more thoughtful about whatever I write and how I pursue this series, Kolkata Crime Cosmos (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0C9JTM5DQ).
"This story is very short and succinct consisting of an event which causes a meeting between Shreeja, who finds a lone child crawling on the pavement and a woman who is a street beggar who rents the child from a gang who control the area, a bit like the Peachums in the Threepenny Opera. There is a lovely description of the child and the way they are fascinated by simple things, especially the tendency for very young children to taste things that aren't edible. I remember my son doing this but don't think I have ever read this in a story...although plenty of idiots guide to parenting books mention this trait, both endearing and concerning,of young explorers in life.I
The life of the beggar woman is revealed in a conversation between the two women and the way even begging is controlled by gangs of men who treat women as second class even though they are the ones doing most of the work. In a very short story misogyny in Indian society and the lengths people will go to to survive in poverty, ways we may find morally repugnant but are a necessity. These people are the invisible people that exist in all societies, the ones some may pretend not to see on leaving the supermarket or tram but who are real people and have real needs. Sometimes a connection between human beings is all that people need to make the day a little brighter.
I wanted to read more about these characters and their lives. How, if at all do I here people cover or is it just a chance meeting that reveals a something about t he society they live in. It reminded me of Tolstoy or Dickens, even Steven King, all of whom create these little vignettes within a longer story, sometimes with little relevance to the story other than the theme...except Steven King who then kills them off.
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