A Little Princess

Today, I was feeling numb. Since my parents left me on my own a year back I have known only one solution to it; get drown in a book. I was looking through the shelves of library for a slender and easy read and was not able to resist a charming title “A Little Princess”, story of a girl’s desire of being a princess in wealth and destitution. A girl whose only relation in this world, her father died when she was eleven. The tale of a lonely girl lands up in my arms when I too was also feeling lonely. Serendipity..?? May be.

A young child Sara brought from India to London for her education. Treated as princess by everyone because of his father’s wealth, she is forced to live in penury like a maid after his death. Wise beyond her age and extremely well mannered, the girl tries to live like “a little princess” using her vivid imagination despite the ill-treatments she receives from others. And finally like every other children's book, happy ending takes place when the girl is restored with all her wealth by his father’s friend.

Sometimes when you are alone and are in desperate need of someone, such stories can force a smile on your face and provide you with the hope you crave for. The book gave me the much needed comfort. It shows the power humans imagination and how it can be used to comfort self.

For the book I will just quote the lines written on the back cover of the book:

This timeless classic will never lose its appeal to both adults and children alike.