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When Love collides Life (Paperback)

Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Becoming: A Journey Through Love, Loss, and Selfhood This novel-novella, reminiscent of a memoir, follows the life of a boy from a humble, middle-class Indian family, with the quiet fortitude of a central government-employed mother, the stern hand of a disciplining father, and the enveloping warmth of a doting grandmother. With three siblings and an early struggle with health, including nephrotic syndrome, the boy is raised in a home where love is at times verbalized through unspoken sacrifices. Even with sickness, he performs well at school, compelled by excellence and discipline. But it's not all about studying that molds him-it's love. At school, he encounters Roop, a feisty girl who encourages and reassures him and, in time becomes his emotional universe. Their relationship grows through mutual moments, cinematic outings, and adolescent fantasies-but also encounters fierce battles and physical and emotional distance. As he sets off to a central government engineering college out of town, the pangs of loneliness of separation strike him. Finding it difficult to settle in, missing Roop and the comfort of home, he lags behind in studies as others speed ahead. Yet hope remains-particularly as he sets off for an MBA, fueled by the same passion that had bound them. But life doesn't pay back what he puts into love. Roop makes a choice of someone else-someone with more stable caste and traditional indicators of success. The heartbreak is abrupt and complete. That ultimate message of the end of the relationship is the last line of dialogue, leaving him psychologically rooted out. But the tale doesn't leave us in despair. With the help of a supportive MBA friend and the silent passage of time, he starts over. He learns to look inward, to forgive, to cease measuring his worth by the love he has lost. Careers start to gain a sense of direction, family ties strengthen, and self-worth becomes intrinsic rather than other-based. The last chapters move into profound self-reflection. He doesn't pursue closure-he forges it. He accepts loneliness, fosters minute pleasures, and learns to dream again, softly. Love becomes less of a destination and more of a dialect he uses with himself. Ultimately, this is not a tale of a broken heart. It's the tale of a full one-broken open by grief, but healed with grace, self-compassion, and quiet bravery This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9798284261156

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