Title - The Speaking Stone

Author - Ratnadip Acharya

Ummmm. I really love this book. When I first listened to the name of the book, I really thought that the book may be about some kind of spiritual journey. Well after going through the blurb, I realised the book is historical, thriller, and romantic fiction.

A young man who is enjoying his life met a seller and found a piece of ancient-looking stone with image and Sanskrit inscription. That stone makes him curious and the quest to know about the origin of the stone engaged him to search the truth which leads him to the unexplored part of the country where he meets a girl who has come with the purpose of research there. While their proposed was different but their path intertwined with each other. They both started the quest where the young man was curious and methodically solving every challenge, while the girl was helping him. 

This book shows the excursion of two different generations .1900 era is holding the mystery and in the present era, they are solving the mystery. One chapter shows the era of a benevolent king, a sensual dangerous and her love story, a villain and the mystery. while the next chapter shows the quest of that mystery.   In this way, the book goes back and forth in time.

Book is written in simple language.

The plot is gripping and would make you glued to the story until the end.

The cover is beautifully describing the speaking stone and the couple.

The title and cover are suitable to the story.

This book is highly recommended for every book lovers.