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Reviewed by Christian Sia for Readers' Favorite
Finding Anna: An Unusual Journey to Self-Discovery by Vineeth Vijayghosh is a powerful memoir that documents a young man’s journey to finding meaning. The story begins in a hotel in Germany. It is the first time the author is on his own and thoughts of nearing thirty without significant accomplishments assail him. It is then that Vanessa, the receptionist, comes in with his drink and he asks her what could have become of him without her. Her response wakes him up in a way: “You will always find someone like me wherever you go, sir.” That night, he makes up his mind to write his memoir, and to do so, he decides to travel the world in search of Anna. This book shares his journey with readers and in it, the author describes his experiences with the Anna in everyone’s life.
This memoir took me off guard. From the title, I’d surmised that the author would be writing about his adventures in search of a specific woman. It turned out that Anna has many faces and is the ordinary, familiar woman that most people encounter in life. The story has depth, written in a highly meditative style. It is interesting how the author creates links between the present and the past and how reflecting on each of the experiences in his travels allows him to understand where he comes from and who he is. Curiously, the travels lead to one destination: to the very heart of the traveler. I loved Vineeth Vijayghosh’s prose and the manner in which he writes the details of his story. His consciousness of life fills the pages and there is a humanity that rubs off easily on the reader. Finding Anna: An Unusual Journey to Self-Discovery is an interesting and inspiring story that entertains and prompts readers to ask questions about themselves and to bring value to their human encounters.