A Story Between the Lines by Santhosh Sivaraj | Book Review

 Book review :

"A story between the lines"is a beautiful and insightful read. It has many quotes which will make you ponder on the real meaning of life and the way of living. It beautifully portrays the simple lifestyle of people in villages including their humble, innocent and warm and welcoming nature.

The story revolves around the protagonist Adi who due to an accident, a part of his brain lost the memories of some particular events. All he knew was he loved and married Nila and they were a happy couple. The question left with him was, what had happened that parted Nila from him, and left him in such condition.

Adi dives in past, which took him to his solo trip to faraway mountains, wherein a village he met Nila. Each memory with Nila was so fresh that he could remember, the place, the love felt and that heartthrob when he asked her for marriage. But a wave again throws him to present, where there is no love, no Nila and only frustration and grief remains with him. As he moves on from police to doctor to friends, he finds no clue that what was the missing part of his life, that made him miss his life. In this journey, he comes across different facets of life that would move something inside us too. Would he be able to reach Nila? 

Few quotes that touched me a lot :

💗  “You were very far, Adi. I knew I had to wait long for you. So, I made my every day a little life, every morning a little birth, every evening a little wisdom, and every night a little death.”

💗 ‘The only way to escape the herd was to abandon the fantasy altogether and master your destiny by living for each moment and seeing the world for what it is.’

The author has beautifully penned the pain of losing one's memory, loved ones, a quest to search one's true identity or lost memories. Language of the book is lucid with beautiful illustrations of nature. The plot is well plotted with intriguing characters.

Overall, the book is a heartwarming read with so many turmoils of emotions and a quest to find his true love lost in the circumstances.It's a good one time read but I feel this is not a love story. Listen to your heart, love everything around you and don't go for materialistic cravings for they are not eternal.