A wedding is to take place at an island resort in Kerala, a lavish wedding with celebrations spread over a week. The protagonist is there with her family and friends, and then the guests begin to arrive from all over the world, some from close by and some from far away. They come with their bags packed, and their baggage of stories, and as you read on, Satya, the protagonist — at once a detective and a trouble shooter, digs in and unfolds the individual stories of the various guests. Some stories are pleasant, some intense, some innocent, some ugly, some spooky but all ravishing in their details, as they tumble out one by one, and we are left wondering if anyone in the world is actually like what s/he appears to be.

About the Author

Satbir Chadha is the author of the highly acclaimed book 'For God Loves Foolish People', a memoir, for which she won the Reuel International Prize for Literature in 2017. Her next novel was 'Betrayed', a medical thriller, both published by Vitasta, again much applauded by readers. This present novel 'Hills And Lakes' is her take on life being a string of stories, and human life and nature being absolutely inseparable.

Her poems and short stories find place in several national and international anthologies including Vibrant Voices published by Sahitya Akademi.

She has four published solo poetry collections, 'Breeze' was her first collection of poems, published by Authorspress. Her second collection of poems was 'Glass Doors', while her third was 'The Last Lamp', which was listed in the Commonwealth Digest of notable publications in 2022. 'I Want to go to Haldwani and Other Poems' is her fourth collection of poems.