HarperCollins Publishers India has announced the release of 'People We Love', a new collection of short stories by bestselling author Preeti Shenoy. The book offers intimate and relatable portraits of cherished individuals, exploring themes of love, loss, and personal transformation.
About the Book
The collection features prequels to Shenoy's popular novels 'It's All in the Planets' and 'The One You Cannot Have'. Readers will encounter familiar characters before their major story arcs. Aniket, a coder, struggles with unspoken feelings for Trisha. Nidhi leaves her corporate job to teach pottery, finding clay more forgiving than people. A quiz competition sparks a romance between Aman and Shruti, challenged by class differences. Journalist Anjali nearly misses her own life story while chasing others.
Set in contemporary India, the stories delve into the tensions between duty and desire, family and freedom. Shenoy says, 'Writing these prequels felt like returning to a home I hadn't realised I missed.'
Author and Publisher Insights
Rashmi Menon, Associate Publisher at HarperCollins India, praises Shenoy's ability to find the heartbeat of ordinary lives. 'People We Love is a warm, wise, and deeply humane collection,' she adds.
Preeti Shenoy is one of India's highest-selling authors, featured on the Forbes longlist of most influential celebrities. Her other works include 'Life Is What You Make It', 'The Rule Breakers', and 'A Hundred Little Flames'. She is also a motivational speaker and artist based in Bengaluru.
HarperCollins India publishes around 250 new books annually across 10 imprints, with a catalogue of over 3,000 titles. The publisher has been awarded 'Publisher of the Year' multiple times and is certified as a Great Place to Work.
