The Girl Who Knew Too Much by Vikrant Khanna
The book is provided by Arudha Club in exchang for a genuine review.
The Girl Who Knew Too Much: What if the Loved
One You Lost Were to Come Back?
Book Cover:
Blurb:
Can
true love bring someone back from the dead?
Akshara
is left devastated by her mother’s death and spends most of her time in
solitude at the local park. One day, as she is sobbing uncontrollably, a young
man named Harry approaches her. They become friends and Harry recounts to her a
story about the miraculous reunion of a young woman and her dead boyfriend to
help ease some of her pain. The story makes Akshara hopeful that she can
perhaps see her dead mother again.
But
she soon realizes that Harry isn’t what he seems to be. Even the characters in
his story seem dubious, almost unreal. So what is he hiding? And why? Is there
any truth to his story at all?
In
this darkly suspenseful romance mystery, Akshara is left facing a truth that
will make her doubt not just Harry but herself as well . . .
Review:
Recommendation and rating:
Where to buy:
The Girl Who Knew Too Much: What if the Loved
One You Lost Were to Come Back?
Book Cover:
The cover is showing a girl walking
on some kind of bridge to a jungle. Time is probably evening either snow is falling
or divine light is shining. This is mysterious and religious. It matches the
tone of book.
Blurb:
Can
true love bring someone back from the dead?
Akshara
is left devastated by her mother’s death and spends most of her time in
solitude at the local park. One day, as she is sobbing uncontrollably, a young
man named Harry approaches her. They become friends and Harry recounts to her a
story about the miraculous reunion of a young woman and her dead boyfriend to
help ease some of her pain. The story makes Akshara hopeful that she can
perhaps see her dead mother again.
But
she soon realizes that Harry isn’t what he seems to be. Even the characters in
his story seem dubious, almost unreal. So what is he hiding? And why? Is there
any truth to his story at all?
In
this darkly suspenseful romance mystery, Akshara is left facing a truth that
will make her doubt not just Harry but herself as well . . .
Review:
Before you start reading the book, take a
moment to decide:
Are you a believer or cynic?
This is given before the first page. So this
gives an idea about the story.
This is a story of Akshara, a 13 year old girl
whose mother died in an accident. She is in mourning and wish to bring her back
from dead. She is visited by a mysterious stranger Harry aka Harvinder Sigh in
a park. He develops a rapport with Akshara and tries to lessen her grief. Harry
starts telling her story of his one sided love, Sahiba. Sahiba was his
neighbour whom he liked immensely. It was a love at first sight but only for
Harry. Shaiba loved Siddahrth. Harry obviously did not like Siddarth and nicknamed
him ugly nails. Ginny is Sahiba’s best frined. What happens next is rest of the
story.
This is basically a love story. But it is more
than that. It is about death, grief and loss. It is about power of belief. The part
about doing good jobs to lessen your grief and reinforce your faith is the message
of story. This passage defines love:
Something tightened in my chest. I said “I always
thought love was a game. You got to win it. But love is a not a game. Love is
sacrifice. Love is letting go. And above all, love is dreaming the impossible,
like bringing back a dead man.”
Now to answer the question about cynic and believer,
the author ask another question.
Can thousand good deeds make a miracle????
If you answer yes: believer. If you answer no:
cynic. Period.
Recommendation and rating:
I would recommend it all my friends who like to
read divine, fantasy romance. I give the book a 3.5/ 5 stars.
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About the author:
A sailor by profession and a writer by passion.
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