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Reviewed by Jessyca Garcia for Readers' Favorite
Chance Meetings by Madhu Bazaz Wangu is about how meeting one person can change or affect your life. I have always believed that everything happens for a reason. Even if I accidentally bump into someone, it was because it was supposed to happen. That is why this book appealed to me. Seeing how one chance encounter affected Wangu’s many characters was fascinating.
In Chance Meetings, Wangu tells 12 different stories about people meeting by chance. I liked all of the stories in the book, but the one I felt most connected to was “Cycle of Life.” It is about a woman who questions her life and existence until one day she meets her child. It is then that she understands her purpose in life. She realizes that everything she has gone through in her life was worth it just because of that one moment. This story really touched my heart, especially since I too have wondered about my existence and understood it better once I became a mom. The other story I really enjoyed was “The Thug.” I thought this story had a great message in it. Do not judge people and spread gossip about them when you do not know the real story.
Wangu’s short stories in Chance Meetings left me with a good feeling. These are the types of stories that I will not soon forget. These are also the types of stories I will love to share with my child when she is a little older. I highly recommend this book.
