About the book:

The best way to enjoy Uncommon Grounds is with a cup of coffee. This collection of short stories is all about desires, dreams and some unfulfilled emotions. You will meet a hopelessly romantic, emotional, and easily bored person who invites or invents troubles. He loves his coffee and has a penchant for falling in love. His rendezvous will take you through coffee shops in the small town of Albany, New York and occasionally will make you fly cross-country or across the Atlantic. Individual stories like a date in the Chinese restaurant ruined by a Fortune cookie or so called legendary The London Story are like pearls that can shine on their own but when strung together make an elegant necklace. Some of these stories will make you laugh while others may invite a tear or two. But for the most part you will have them lingering in your mind even after you have finished your cup of coffee.

About the author:



Abhijit Jadhav; a scientist, writer and a daydreamer has a PhD from the State University of New York at Albany. He has been working in the field of Research and Development for Pharmaceutical companies in Mumbai and New York. While continuing to publish research papers and inventing patents he has found a way to avoid the prevalent jargon and still expresses himself through his blog posts and short stories. Besides writing he also serves as a mentor and judge for the National Children’s Science Congress in India. He takes immense pride in seeing less privileged students shine through scientific work and represent their schools not only at State and National levels but also at the International level. Abhijit is settled now in Mumbai and has a son, wife and parents who form the four strong pillars of his life.