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A Grandfather's Wait
Paperback
Publisher: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass
Published: Feb 11 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
A Grandfather's Wait
On a sun-drenched platform in Mauritius, ninety-two-year-old Henri Savigny waits, as he has for decades-for the ghost of the sugar trains of his youth, for the memory of his beloved wife, and now, for a visit from his ambitious, restless granddaughter. When Mireille arrives, fleeing the frantic pace of her London PhD, she expects a brief, nostalgic respite. Instead, she is drawn into the quiet, profound current of her grandfather's world, where time is measured in sunrise vigils, the scent of lemongrass, and stories woven into the very soil. As Henri shares the fragile echoes of a vanishing island-the breath of steam trains, the texture of love and loss-Mireille is faced with a choice: return to the future that demands her speed, or learn the patient art of listening, and discover that the most important legacy is not built in a lifetime, but passed on, one whispered story at a time.
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