I have not finished this book yet. But am mid way through listening to the audio book - the only reason I did is because the book is read by the author. I never listen to audio books. His narration is excellent. Also, I always visit Kerala whenever I visit India, and spend as much time as I can over there, as I have family there. We visited Kochi in 2020, which was my latest visit, when we barely made it back to the US before COVID shut the world down. The author's accent in pronouncing the Malayalam (the local language of Kerala) words, the different 'tones' he uses when narrating different characters, and his almost poetic descriptions of Kerala, make this audio book a totally authentic, worthwhile experience. A beautiful story, well told.