“The Unwanted Boy and Other Stories” is a collection of 11 short stories. The stories revolve around the unspoken emotions and feelings, unexpected twists, predestined happenings of real lives and more. As this collection of weaved stories is a debut book for Charmila M Sankar, I must say she has done a quite commendable job in delivering the unheard tales of mundane lives. She has not only showcased the little things of human’s actions, but also curated a perfect dependence on somatic sensation. All the stories are so interrelated and yet very different from each other. Also, it’s very confusing to hold the grip at first, because initially the story doesn’t make sense, be it the imaginative part or the reality part. But as soon as you proceed to other stories, then you may get the gist of the last one, or the essence through it is saying the actual pain or sufferings in most silent ways. I also wonder why the author has opted for the title “The Unwanted Boy and Othe...