Review - The Gift

The Gift by Sourabh Mukherjee - Book Review

Blurb - 

After his bitter break-up with girlfriend Ishika, Aarav heads for his ancestral house in Mussoorie to get over his grief and to finish the novel he is working on. He meets Kishan, a child who has strayed into the house and spends his nights in the dusty, dark attic, scavenging through old books and toys that once belonged to Aarav and his cousins. Aarav finds his uncle’s diary, which chronicles a heart-warming love story unfolding in that house. What life-changing family secret does Aarav uncover?

My views - 

The author says the story behind a baby which is yet to born and what are the difficulties and struggles it may brings to the certain life. Aarav and Ishika were in a live-in when one day Ishika discloses the news about her pregnancy to Aarav. He somewhere not yet ready for it because of various financial reasons, now they had misunderstood each other and part their ways. When Aarav working on his debut novel he read his uncle Suraj's last diary which made him understand something certainly changes his life and perspectives. What were written in it? Did they united together? Did he able to finish his novel? are the remaining dots you need to complete for enjoying this quiet rejoicing short novela. I completely liked everything in this story the two dimensional narration, a strong story line, variations from love to horror.

Overall, an short crispy read with easy language, a good start for the this novela series.