“Someone to
Love” – Ruchita Misra
When I read the blurb, I thought that I might
be just another mushy, romantic story. A few chapters in and it was a sad story
of a beaten up housewife. Half way through I knew that it was a ‘Kuch Kuch Hota
Hai’ rip off, complete with the little girl. But the characters and their
circumstances are a bit different. True that the boy and girl loved each other
and went separate ways, but the way the story takes shape is a bit different.
The story starts with two friends who are each
other’s rock as well as cushion to fall back on. Their mothers are friends too
and they go to the same school. When time comes to part ways after school,
Koyal gives up an engineering option to take admission in a college near Atharv’s,
ignorant of the fact that Atharv is slowly falling for his new classmate Nili.
Encountered with the intimacy between Atharv and Nili, Koyal flees away and
severs all bonds between the two families only to be married to an abusive
husband. She gathers courage to leave him after 4 years of suffering and makes
a carrier for herself. Destiny brings them together again and she is pulled
into Atharv’s life again. How she overcomes her past and embraces her present
is what this story is about.
The narrative is cozy and draws the reader into
the pages to the lives of the characters. Storyline is similar to the movie
mentioned above but with a bit of twist. Characters are detailed suitably and
leave a mark on the pages gone by.
My Take: Read it for a fresh perspective
towards what you already know the ending is going to be.
Book Courtesy: WritersMelon
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