Title: Never Apart
Author: Shiven & Mayuri
ISBN: 9789382035169
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Blurb:
Sagar is exhilarated, as he meets Prakriti, his childhood love, who had mysteriously disappeared from his life twelve years back. Soon, this friendship of yesteryears rekindles. Blown by her simplicity and undiminished zest for life, he wishes to settle down with her.
But destiny plays the roulette, when Sagar stumbles upon Prakriti’s dark past. Dejected, he leaves the town in search of solace. But time fails to heal his wounds, for he misses her, and inner peace continues to elude him. Consumed by anger over his own miserable failures, he returns to her to resolve his past once and for all. At dawn, he takes her blindfolded to a mountain cliff.
Can love eradicate its own existence? Would Sagar push Prakriti from this peak or love
would bind them together, forever? Or life would spring some other staggering surprise?
This love story doesn't end on a happy or a sad note but when does love end, after all? Never Apart is an intriguing love story that would keep you bound up in love…
My Take:
Most of the books by Indian authors these days come with a thousand editing mistakes and senseless grammar, courtesy the fact that we have an author in every street, and most of them are reluctant to get the manuscripts proofread before publishing. Fed up of reviewing a senseless heap of books, I decided to read Never Apart by Shiven & Mayuri, launched by Ruskin Bond. And, it turned out to be a perfectly written romantic novel.
This is the story of Sagar, who leaves a beautiful girl and a lucrative job abroad to search for the lost love of his life, Prakriti. He finds her in Delhi, and the novel goes back in time when as a child Sagar had met Prakriti for the first time.The authors recount tiny details of their childhood. Most of these details are trivial but relevant and proper. You can relate to them as a reader, as they make the protagonists seem real life characters. The authors deserve applaud for keeping it as simple as that.
In the present, the relationship goes on from where it had stopped years ago when fate had played its part to separate the two lovers. Now, everything seems perfect. But as no good thing lasts forever, one day Sagar comes face to face with a harsh truth which sabotages the relationship. Unlike his, Prakriti's life has seen countless ups and downs, and her past is something she is not comfortable to discuss or share with others. What follows is a gripping tale of love and loss, with its fair share of twists and turns, surprise and shock.
The way the story about how they met has been written, it pushes your mind to think of your own school days. Read through it and all those days will flash in front of your eyes. The feeling of nostalgia it evokes is what I liked the most about the book. The story then proceeds to the present time, with a flawless job done at story-telling. The plot runs smoothly, and everything else - editing, proof-reading and cover page - is perfect. However, the best part of the novel is the climax. It has a perfect twist that steals your heart.
Recommendation:
This is the book every love story fan should read. Sick of unedited college romance stuff? Read this one. It will change your perception about engineers writing love stories; it has already changed mine *wink*.
Rating: 4/5
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