Title : Shadow of the past. 

Author : Mayank Manohar 

Life throws up tough choices that often control your life, forcing you to carry the baggage of your past. In the process, you have no option but to fall in love with your own shadow. Your pain and loneliness are your best friends. But there comes a breaking point and when you reach it, there is a good chance it can destroy you completely. Shadow of the past is a story about three young people crippled by their own past and insecurities and how their life changes when they stop running away and start embracing it. But the question always remains: to what extent can anyone go to get rid of their past? Meet Lavanya, deprived of the love that she deserved and fighting a seven-year-long battle for Rehan, who is crippled by the complexity of his own mind, then takes a major u-turn. Arpita, who yearns for Rehan's love, suddenly finds herself trapped between the incomplete love saga of rehab and Lavanya. Rehan comes out of the void he is in, only to Tumble into another. Will the shadow of their past destroy their lives completely or will life give them another chance to redeem what is lost?.

The story shows the vulnerabilities of relationship and how easily we miss them. It is not easy to run from our past. The shadow of our past never leaves us, it affects our decisions.

The story goes back and forth and with the inclusion of letters. The conversation is really engaging and beautiful. The narration of the book is lucid and is written in a very easy language. The title is intriguing and the cover page goes well and with the story.

Recommended!