Set over the course of thirteen rain-soaked days, many of which have been declared Rain Holidays at school, Rekha tries to navigate the rain-laden streets of Mumbai with some expected and some unexpected allies and discover what it means to be a friend to someone who herself is going through a rain holiday of her own.
Kai, Leo, and Sully (short for Suleikha) call themselves the Freezies — a quirky trio pushed to the fringes of their school’s social scene.
The book is set in Thutta, an island shaped like a tooth that has a train, an ocean, and exactly 5,120 people who never leave.
The story begins with the M4 on a trek through the Maulsari forest, where a woman’s scream interrupts their exploration.
Set in Nigeria, One Chance Dance begins in a small village where Jomi’s life is already on the brink. When his mother travels to Lagos in search of a better life, Jomi finds himself under the care of an uncle.
Seshan masterfully portrays Mahee’s dealing with loss experience through the metaphor of a fishbowl – she can see the world around her, but everything appears distorted, muffled, distant.
