I #love #books especially #old #secondhand books bcos they don't just tell the intended story that's between the covers, but bcos they give a glimpse into the of lives of the people who've written them, owned them, held them & read them. While I was aimlessly browsing the shelves of my local #halfpricebooks on a #Friday #afternoon , this tattered copy of 'The #Hill of #Devi' by #emforster , one of my favorite authors, called out to me from it's lonely place on a dusty shelf hoping that I would take it home till it was ready to move on. I'm going to do my best to look after this copy not bcos of the author but bcos a part of me still thinks about the first copy i owned #decades ago as a #college #student in #mumbai & wonders if anyone cared for it after i had to leave it behind. #memories #sydenham
I #love #books especially #old #secondhand books bcos they don't just tell the intended story that's between the covers, but bcos they give a glimpse into the of lives of the people who've written them, owned them, held them & read them. While I was aimlessly browsing the shelves of my local #halfpricebooks on a #Friday #afternoon , this tattered copy of 'The #Hill of #Devi' by #emforster , one of my favorite authors, called out to me from it's lonely place on a dusty shelf hoping that I would take it home till it was ready to move on. I'm going to do my best to look after this copy not bcos of the author but bcos a part of me still thinks about the first copy i owned #decades ago as a #college #student in #mumbai & wonders if anyone cared for it after i had to leave it behind. #memories #sydenham