In Your Smile and Other Short Stories, author Manu Peter presents four contemporary short stories that explore friendship, loss, love, family, romance, and karma. In "Your Smile," a young man named Nathan chooses the rough road when faced with a life threatening diagnosis and attempts to live his life to the fullest. It is a father's worst nightmare. When the peace of his family's lives is shattered by violence, Vishwanathan-a proud and traditional man-seeks karmic balance in "The Father." "Four Friends" face life's rites of passage together. As friendships blossom into romance for some,...

In Your Smile and Other Short Stories, author Manu Peter presents four contemporary short stories that explore friendship, loss, love, family, romance, and karma. In "Your Smile," a young man named Nathan chooses the rough road when faced with a life threatening diagnosis and attempts to live his life to the fullest. It is a father's worst nightmare. When the peace of his family's lives is shattered by violence, Vishwanathan-a proud and traditional man-seeks karmic balance in "The Father." "Four Friends" face life's rites of passage together. As friendships blossom into romance for some,...