What The Pandemic Learned From Me by Anindita Das

There’s a journey that all of us have undertaken in these testing times. A journey of self-realization and renewed assessment of our lives, marked by silly anecdotes and everyday truths. This book is a humorous mix of the author’s personal blunders and mind-boggling human behavior in general, strung together by a series of hilarious open letters.

It’s also an attempt to reaffirm the need for a good laugh to help deal with the doom and gloom that now surrounds our lives. Each letter picks up a relatable theme of our lockdown life – be it our obsession with baking banana bread or finding the fanciest holiday homes in Goa. What comes out, is a light and delightful offering that anyone living in this era shouldn’t miss.

• The book celebrates the ability to find humor (often ruthless) in unexpected predicaments
• It’s part memoir and part mean musings; it’s part random lists and part letters
• Each of these perfectly bite sized letters are wonderful accompaniments to the massive mood swings that is now our corona inspired reality
• Savor this quick pick-me-up with a hot cup, a pinch of salt and a great deal of grins.