Review Time - Come back to leave me... again by Sohil Ashvin Shah
Come Back to Leave Me… Again
-Sohil
Ashvin Shah
‘So, it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price
we pay for love’ – E.A. Bucchianeri
“Come back
to leave me… again”
Well, the title itself will disclose the
theme of the novel. Indeed, it is purely about love and pain, a tragic tale. The
author has implied the literary technique ‘a frame work’ (a story within a
story) in this novel. Which is quite new for me to witness among Indian
writings. But without hinting anything related, let me only give a rough
outline of the plot.
Siddhant, our protagonist, is a young man
who madly and deeply fall in love with Hritisha. The story now is based on
Dubai and the setting changes accordingly. Siddhant and Hritisha’s first
meeting turns into an argument; but as a written law, it is their fight of
little misunderstanding which then nurtures into a strong bond.
They start to share about themselves and
soon grows fond of each other. All through this time, Siddhant is not sure of
his feeling towards Hritisha, but then he undergoes a little heartbreak which
makes him realise that Hritisha is the one for him.
The love of Siddhant and Hritisha sprinkles
the pages from this point and as a reader you will thoroughly taste the
sweetness of love in Siddhant’s shoe. But then, fate has its own plans for
everyone. Though they have managed a few problems before, the real problem arises
when they disclose their relationship to their respective families.
It goes cool with Siddhant but not with
Hritisha. Also, problem don’t immediately start when the two families meet, but
it also doesn’t end smoothly. With this I force myself to stop from penning the
painful part of the novel, which will stab your heart through the words. The title
and cover pic have its own justification at the end of the tale. And man, the
author has nailed the ending with the following lines:
‘The dust accumulated on the books has no
power to change its story’
Reading this book, somehow has brought me
the reminiscence of the tale ‘I too had a love story’ but just it has a
different twist in the love. Consider this not a criticism but a compliment, because
if you have loved that tale, you will surely fall for this book.
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