Words Come Alive

Description

What if words, vehicles for thoughts and feelings, the lifeforce of language, assumed a life of their own? And what if an office ruled by a forbidding boss and governed by rigid rules begins to acquire a new character owing to the intervention of words? The characters embodying words both interfere in human affairs as well as set things right when the chips are down. Divya, a manipulative businesswoman, keeps all her workers on a tight leash. She makes grand promises to her clients—promises that are never kept. She is adept at weaving traps with words. Despite consistently failing to deliver, she is able to keep her business running by ensnaring businessmen and businesswomen looking for assistance in reviving their enterprise. Divya presents herself as an expert in rescuing failing businesses but terrifying and controlling people seems to be her real forte.
In the parallel universe of words, Cheeky Curiosity worms her way into the minds of all employees, edging out Fear, Caution and Discretion. Overpowered by Curiosity, the employees are emboldened to speak their minds, losing their fear of the boss. Hate, a gargantuan and glib creature, holds forth on the fragility of emotional bonds and the proclivity of humans to spell their own doom by their tragic gullibility and legendary stupidity. Eventually, love arrives at this desolate workplace and then …
Written with sparkling wit and a sprinkling of the absurd, Words Come Alive is a darkly comic fantasy that will make you laugh uproariously and think deeply. If you wish to read something that is both entertaining and intellectually stimulating, this novel is for you