Meeting Jeffrey Archer
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Well, not so much ‘meeting’ as it is ’seeing’ him.
But to think & imagine, that I’d ever be in the same room as the author I have adored, revered and often emulated, was - till a few days back - beyond thought and imagination. My excitement began building up the day I read he was in India, and it reached its zenith when I learnt he’d be visiting Landmark, the bookstore, just a few blocks away from where I live, on 20th May 2008.
In fact, in my eagerness I went to the store a day earlier than his scheduled visit only to return obviously disappointed. After all, that day was a holiday and I could reach on time. I had to twist my schedule a bit to make sure I reached on the 20th, which I surely did, but still thanks to the awful Mumbai traffic and a fire-fighting item that took up some talk-time, I reached the venue a bit late.
