The Spring That Came Late

About the Book Arun- a boy deprived of the  rollicking charms of childhood and adolescence. This youngster was destined to grapple with the harsh realities of life in a tender age which ought to have been replete with beautiful flowers and butterflies. Right into such a dry and humdrum existence, like a gentle rain from heaven, comes down Sister Rose Maria- a human manifestation of care and solace, Father James with his unique way of creating flowers out of thorns. The doleful tears and the efflorescent dreams of Arun have been artistically and sensitively portrayed in this novelette by Jose Koottummel who has already made an assured place for himself in the arena of writings for children in Malayalam.