#Review: Voices in the Waiting Room by Mayank Gupta

“Voices in the Waiting Room” is not just a novel—it’s a symphony of silences, grief, and the unspoken ache of displacement. In this multi-perspective debut, Mayank Gupta stitches together the fractured lives of five doctors—each wrestling with identity, memory, and belonging—within the sterile walls of a hospital in the United States.

At the heart of the story is Dr. Silva, whose seemingly controlled life begins to fray with the arrival of a mysterious bangle. Around her orbit Ankit, Pooja, Shashi, and Jindal—each grappling with their own pasts and unmoored futures. From diasporic dissonance to emotional disconnection, Gupta touches on themes both deeply personal and hauntingly universal.

The narrative is both intimate and expansive—like overhearing whispers in a hospital corridor, where every echo tells a story. With lyrical restraint and emotional precision, Gupta gives voice to the voiceless and makes the reader pause to reflect on what it means to belong.

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