Circle of Three by Rohit Gore

Book: Circle of Three

Author: Rohit Gore

Publication House: Grapevine India

Category: Fiction

Rating: 4.5/5

Story-in-Short:

Circle of Three is the story of three people who have lost all hope in life. One day, their paths cross and their destinies are forever changed.

Thirteen year old Aryan Khosla has no friends, rarely meets his busy and quarrelling parents, and is tormented by a gang of school bullies. He feels his birth was a mistake and thinks no one would notice if he disappeared from this world.

Thirty-three year old Ria Marathe, a successful scriptwriter, lost her husband and only son in a terrible accident, and later came to know her childhood sweetheart husband was cheating on her for a long time. Faced with a lifetime of misery, she has decided to commit suicide.

Sixty-three year old Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, has carelessly lived off the trust created by his wealthy family and feels betrayed by his two children who sided with his wife during their brutal divorce thirty years back. He fears he is going to die a bitter man.

Will Aryan lose his childhood to his loneliness? Will Ria lose her life to her tragedy? Will Rana lose his dignity to his past sins?

Circle of Three is about finding a new beginning in life, of forgiving and ultimately, finding hope.

In my view:

Every tunnel has a light at its end. Every person passes through a dark tunnel, at some point of time, when challenges hurled by life are tougher, situations abstruse, circumstances run totally against and solution isn’t available instantly. Every person aspires this darker side to fade away or conclude quickly. But things don’t always happen according to our will. 

We can lead life our way, but cannot erase complications written in our destiny. But everything happens for a reason; one must never lose hope, however vigorously difficult things get. This hope plays a significant role in our lives and it has that power which helps us in moving ahead, facing the barriers. 

Circle of Three by Rohit Gore, remarkably illuminates that one needs to have hope in life. The three protagonists of this story – Aryan Khosla, Ria Marathe and Rana Rathod are amidst of an intricate life, with nothing happening in their favour. A teenage kid Aryan considers his birth as a mistake and is sick of busy parents fighting constantly and school bullies troubling him. Ria Marathe, who loses her husband and child, is depressed and gets slightly paranoiac as time passes. Rana Rathod, a long forgotten author, who separates with his wife, fears a bitter death.  

Incidentally, they meet and after initial hurdles, get along well with each other. They meet-up frequently, discuss, and inspire and stimulate each other. They attempt to eliminate the depression that life drags them in, engage in activities and attempt to establish a better life. But what will happen eventually? Will they emerge as pillars or will their worst fears come true? Well, for this, you’ll have to read the book.

The story appeals one as soon as one reads its synopsis. From beginning to end, the story is marvellous. Such an amazing piece of work it is; absolutely amazing. Possessing an interesting cover the book gets one a totally gripping tale, which only immerses one deeper and deeper into it. The beginning is quite fragile and one takes slight time to understand the story, after which it gets so pleasurable that one doesn’t feel like leaving the book aside. 

The story connects well emotionally, and one starts empathizing with the protagonists. So much does the story pulls one into it that one cannot, or rather does not, feel like coming out of it. What it signifies is very crucial – hope, as I have aforementioned. Notably, the protagonists survive on the raft of hope regardless of the ridiculous situations in life. The story strongly conveys the importance of hope and asks one to have it in life. Had the protagonists lost hope, the outcome wouldn’t have been so noble. 

 

The story moves at a very slow pace and the characters are well built, avoiding any clashes or complications from occurring in the course of reading. Twists and turns in the story are the frosting over the cake, which only keeps one hooked to it, with the desperate desire of finding what happens further. The vocabulary used is rich and posh and ends up helping one in learning new words! 

My recommendation for such an awesome book goes without saying! 

Concluding the review and considering everything, I am rating Circle of Three with 4.5/5! Best wishes to author Rohit Gore, and I hope he comes up with more such interesting stories! 

NOTE: A review copy of the book was provided by the author. 

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