One of those special moments in my life :)
CROSSWORD hosted the book launch of Mr. Archer's latest novel- Only Time Will Tell, the first one from a series of 5 novels to come!
A jam-packed bookstore with people who had one thing in common, a love for the thrilling, adventurous, intelligent and 'caught you unawares' writing of Jeffrey Archer.
And what a story-teller he proved himself to be even while talking to a crowd of fans.
He started out saying he didn't know how to bring the news that India had lost to Ireland!! A joke of course but he caught the pulse of the audience in the first 3 seconds that he arrived....
He regaled everyone with his wit, humor, cracking jokes affectionately at some of the audience's expense. Spoke about some of his own experiences... Spoke about the book of course... Walked around the stage animatedly, an entertainer in every sense... Someone asked him if he wanted to be an actor! Well you get all kinds of questions I guess!
Gave some preferences of authors he admires... Steinbeck, Saki, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dickens, being some of them....
You had to be there to feel it.
A great story-teller... Even in person...
Later I stood in a queue, no sorry, our people need to learn that still... Stood in a mad crowd of people who weren't willing to queue up... To get the book signed... Actually MET him!! A man with an affectionate smile, intelligent, kind eyes, a little strict too... And I have never seen a person with so many lines on the forehead, it really looked like a lattice work! Anyway, it was kind of surreal.
Told him it was an honour, he gave me a warm smile and signed my book!
Frankly, only now while I am writing that it is finally sinking in that I actually met him!
6th March, Won't forget this day!
Books... There's something about them.... I am glad and proud I am a reader...
If you haven't read Jeffrey Archer yet, start now! :)
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