Book Summary:
Sharing they say is joyous, and the new breed of youth does this through social network sites, where they share and exchange details of their life with friends, regularly up-dating details of their social and sometimes emotional life Facebook is the inspiration for this novel Status Updated. Status Updated is a story about how Sara, a fun loving, college girl, who has never used any social site before, gets hooked onto Facebook, meets Amay online through a friend request, which she reluctantly accepts. And then Facebook decides to act as cupid.
Can a love relationship beginning on Facebook turn into a real life love story? Will the attraction be mutual and permanent? But how much should one reveal, share online and where does this lead? How will relationship develop for Sara and Amay? It is a story about life and its dilemmas. Status Updated is a sensitive novel about love and relationships, fulfilled and unfulfilled, family traditions and relationships and the subtle twists that an online romance takes in the lives of Sara and Amay. A story that is relevant to youth who spend so much time on Facebook and other social network sites, many of them finding their love and friends there.
Can a love relationship beginning on Facebook turn into a real life love story? Will the attraction be mutual and permanent? But how much should one reveal, share online and where does this lead? How will relationship develop for Sara and Amay? It is a story about life and its dilemmas. Status Updated is a sensitive novel about love and relationships, fulfilled and unfulfilled, family traditions and relationships and the subtle twists that an online romance takes in the lives of Sara and Amay. A story that is relevant to youth who spend so much time on Facebook and other social network sites, many of them finding their love and friends there.
Book Review:
Status Updated, is not just another novel, it's an extra ordinary love story that many of them neither dealt with. This is the story of two lovers, oh not lovers, facebook friends who later turned over to be lovers and again turned over to be the best couples.
Everyone of us surfs internet daily and spends minimum an hour in Face Book, but not many could find their perfect match from there, and everyone turns the mouse cursor to Matrimony Sites. But Status Updated deals with Love on Face Book.
Status Updated is a new path for all those who are trying to find their perfect partner through social networking sites.
Excerpt From Status Updated:
When she spoke, I wondered how God had created such a beautiful woman. I looked at her—I could not stop staring. Her hair fell all over her shoulders.
She was breathing heavily—I went up to her and held her hand in my own. She closed her eyes. I wanted to capture this moment forever.
She opened her eyes, exclaimed “Shona!” and grabbed my hands. She looked so happy to be here with me as she gazed into my eyes. She asked me, “Amay, how do you feel about my being here at this time?”
I put my arms around her and nibbled on her ear. I said, “Don’t ask me that—I will not be able to describe my delight in words.” We hugged each other.
Then she asked me, indicating my bed, “That bed sheet is clean, I hope?” I didn’t know where she got the courage. I looked at her and we both laughed. We lay down on the bed. I drew closer to her and held her in my arms again. I was amazed at the intensity of my feelings every time I touched her—it was indescribable. We faced each other—my arms were around her, with her hands on her back. I was aroused by the touch of her hands on my body. I could feel my heart thundering in my chest as I looked into her eyes and drew closer. I could hear the sound of her heart as I drew closer to kiss her. When our lips met in our first kiss, I was filled with an indescribable ecstasy.
She was breathing heavily—I went up to her and held her hand in my own. She closed her eyes. I wanted to capture this moment forever.
She opened her eyes, exclaimed “Shona!” and grabbed my hands. She looked so happy to be here with me as she gazed into my eyes. She asked me, “Amay, how do you feel about my being here at this time?”
I put my arms around her and nibbled on her ear. I said, “Don’t ask me that—I will not be able to describe my delight in words.” We hugged each other.
Then she asked me, indicating my bed, “That bed sheet is clean, I hope?” I didn’t know where she got the courage. I looked at her and we both laughed. We lay down on the bed. I drew closer to her and held her in my arms again. I was amazed at the intensity of my feelings every time I touched her—it was indescribable. We faced each other—my arms were around her, with her hands on her back. I was aroused by the touch of her hands on my body. I could feel my heart thundering in my chest as I looked into her eyes and drew closer. I could hear the sound of her heart as I drew closer to kiss her. When our lips met in our first kiss, I was filled with an indescribable ecstasy.
About The Authors:
Apurva Sanjeti (20 years) is in her third year of law BA.LLB (HONS.) at Dehradun Petroleum University. Born and brought up in Rajasthan, she has done her plus 2 from Mody Institute of Technology & Research.
A hard-working person, she is a keen learner, with an ability to understand and solve problems in a logical manner.
Her life’s ambition which she hopes she can achieve is to be Chief Justice of India.
Apart from reading and writing, she is also interested in music, playing basketball and travelling to new places. She also loves to capture the beauty of nature through her photography.
Sandeep Jain (24 years) is a sales manager with Optus, a telecommunication company, in Australia. Born in a small town of Rajasthan, and after spending a good part of his life in Udaipur, he moved to Australia in 2008 to pursue M.S in IT and a management degree. His ambition is to be a successful business man, and he feels is almost on the verge of fulfilling this.
Apart from reading and writing, he is interested in exploring adventurous places. He is also a party lover, and enjoys playing musical instruments.
A hard-working person, she is a keen learner, with an ability to understand and solve problems in a logical manner.
Her life’s ambition which she hopes she can achieve is to be Chief Justice of India.
Apart from reading and writing, she is also interested in music, playing basketball and travelling to new places. She also loves to capture the beauty of nature through her photography.
Sandeep Jain (24 years) is a sales manager with Optus, a telecommunication company, in Australia. Born in a small town of Rajasthan, and after spending a good part of his life in Udaipur, he moved to Australia in 2008 to pursue M.S in IT and a management degree. His ambition is to be a successful business man, and he feels is almost on the verge of fulfilling this.
Apart from reading and writing, he is interested in exploring adventurous places. He is also a party lover, and enjoys playing musical instruments.
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