What Is Twinkle Khanna's 'Welcome To Paradise' Is All About?

Twinkle Khanna's new book Welcome To Paradise is collection of 5 short stories.

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00:00 Actress and film producer Twinkle Khanna, daughter of Rajesh Khanna and wife of Akshay

00:06 Kumar, has been in the writing field for many years.

00:09 She had written three books prior to this, named Mrs. Funny Bones, The Legend of Lakshmi

00:15 Prasad and Pajamas Are Forgiving.

00:17 She also writes a column for the Times of India newspaper.

00:21 On November 29, she launched her new book, Welcome to Paradise.

00:26 While describing her new book, she said that the book revolves around the love factor.

00:31 There are various angles of lust, laughter and loneliness attached to it.

00:36 The story is a collection of relationships, heartbreak and deception.

00:40 The different characters she has presented in this book have evolved in the last five

00:45 years.

00:46 She has been growing them in her head for the last five years and finally they are ready

00:51 to serve their readers.

00:53 This book is a collection of five short stories with a central female lead for each.

00:58 The first story, titled The Man from Garage, is about a woman from three generations and

01:04 Huma is the lead of the story.

01:06 It's a funeral drama as Huma's mother died.

01:09 The second story, Let's Pretend, revolves around Amrita and her aunt, who is diagnosed

01:15 with some disease but wants to enjoy her life.

01:18 The third story is of Madhura Desai, writing to Chief Justice of India, titled Nearly Departed.

01:25 Welcome to Paradise, the fourth story, is about Garima and her husband, who have some

01:30 issues in their marriage.

01:32 The last story is about Nusrat, titled Jelly Swift, in which the author elaborates on the

01:37 heroic qualities of the quietest Nusrat.

01:40 Every story has an unpredictable ending, which will leave readers with many emotions.

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