What If?

Life really is too short. What if I died tomorrow? 

There is so much I still want to do. I want to travel. To meet my soulmate. To find a job I don't hate and a home that I love.

What if? by Shari Low - Funniest book I've read so far !!

20 years ago, Shari Low published her first book "What if?", which was now reprinted as an updated version. You see, 20 years! It's a long back! So, when you feel something stupid is happening, you cannot argue things like - "Why can't she search online?!", "God, why can't she just ping and update" or "She should've exchanged numbers to keep in touch!!" Because you know, it's pre-internet era and an era where having a mobile phone with international calls is a luxury!

Coming to the story, Our pretty heroine, Carly Cooper just reached 30 and is now starting to experience mid-life crisis. Ask me why? 

One - She doesn't like her job but is just doing to pay her bills.
Two - She ridiculously dumped all her ex's, ending up with no one. 

The only soothing factor in her life right now is meeting her pals. They meet atleast once in a month and sometimes she catches up with her lovely young brothers too.

Now, in 1999, with just an year left for a new millenium to start, Carly wants to change the course of her life. "What if her Mr Right is one of her ex's?" is the question that disturbs her mind.

And that's it! As instinctive as she always is, Carly decides to revisit all her ex's in chronological order, right from the time when she lost her virginity at the age of 17. But not before discussing it with the girl gang and her two young brothers. Because they are the best! Either to support her or to laugh at her for the craziness. 

Carly is all set to start her journey. She has resigned her job, sold her flat and last but not the least - got all her credit cards ready, to pay for her travel expenses.

And by the way, she has dated 6 guys (ofcourse, not simultaneously) - all from different places. So, the only choice that she has right now to execute her plan is to start from where she ended. Because remember? It's a pre-internet era! 

She travels to each place to meet everyone starting with Nick, to Joe, then to Doug (with a stint with Mark), and to Tom, Phil and finally Sam - hoping she finds her soulmate in atleast one of them. 

She travels across London, Shanghai, Hong-kong, Ireland and feels glad that few of her girl friends accompanies her in few places. However, it isn't a cake-walk to find someone with just the name after almost 10-12 years. Malls have replaced shops, Hotels have replaced bars and many more changes have happened. But somehow, finally, Carly tracks all of them one by one only to get surprised in-return with some shocking revelations by each one of them!

So, will she ever be able to find the "one" and have a happily-ever-after life that she dreamt of? 

Or will she have to take up another ridiculous job to pay back to all the credit card companies before they get her arrested? 

Or What if she once again meets all of them at one place??...Many questions...Many confusions!

Read it to know it!!

On a side note, my guess is right about the "one"! He's been there right from the beginning. But you need imagination like mine to decipher it ;)

.

P.S :- There are so many characters in this book, that I'm sure if you give a lot of gap between consecutive readings, you might definitely forget the names or even worse, the story itself!

P.P.S :- Though there are lot of names involved, most of them have significant importance in how the story evolves. So, its worth taking some effort to remember the names that you encounter, atleast till you finish the book.

.

Happy Reading !!

Source: Amazon - Kindle Edition