📙L o v e is NOT Child's P L A Y : Drama: A Play for theatre by S U N : J E E V

BOOK DETAILS : 

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CFF8GRPR
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Notion Press (11 August 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 190 pages
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8890673909

ABOUT THE AUTHOR : 

BOOK REVIEW :

Some stories don’t rush you. They sit beside you, like waves brushing against a quiet shore, asking you to listen, reflect, and feel. Love is NOT Child’s Play is one such theatrical experience, where love, truth, and time move like tides: gentle one moment, unforgiving the next.

Set against an emotionally fluid, almost timeless backdrop, this play follows Satbir, a sensitive, observant boy raised by a single mother, Mimi. Surrounded by well-meaning neighbours and fragments of borrowed parental warmth, Satbir grows up learning love not through abundance; but through absence, silence, and unspoken truths. The beach of his childhood becomes a powerful metaphor: beautiful, unstable, and forever shifting beneath his feet.

What elevates this play is how love is never romanticised into simplicity. Instead, it is portrayed as layered, demanding, and deeply consequential. The arrival of Aunt Tiara and her daughter unsettles the carefully balanced world Satbir inhabits, pulling him into a triangle of emotions where choice becomes unavoidable—and innocence has no place to hide. Love here is not about grand declarations; it’s about consequences, inherited secrets, and the weight of timing.

The structure of the play, divided into evocatively titled scenes, feels cinematic yet intimate; each moment advancing the emotional tension rather than merely the plot. The dialogue is sharp but restrained, allowing pauses, memories, and silences to speak just as loudly as words. Themes of truth, maternal sacrifice, generational compromise, and emotional accountability run quietly underneath, making this play linger long after the final scene.

What truly stands out is the author’s refusal to confine love within age, geography, or era. Like theatre itself, this story exists beyond time—reminding us that love does not wait, truth does not soften with delay, and time never negotiates.

“Love is NOT Child’s Play” is not just a play; it’s an emotional examination of how love shapes, scars, and defines us. Subtle, thoughtful, and deeply human, this book is perfect for readers who enjoy reflective drama, layered characters, and stories that trust the reader’s intelligence.

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