Almost Home

About Almost Home

Almost Home is a contemporary Indian novel that weaves together the threads of love, sacrifice, emotional survival, and the ache of what could have been. At its core, it follows the journey of Mudrika, a strong yet emotionally scarred woman, and Vardaan, the man who once promised her forever but disappeared without explanation—only to return years later, uninvited and unexpected.
The story unfolds in two timelines:
The past, where their love blossoms quietly in the shadows of societal expectations, family traditions, and sacred rituals.
The present, where pain simmers beneath the surface of every interaction as they are forced to confront the fallout of a love left behind.
We witness their bond growing through shared meals, temple visits, secret glances, and slow emotional entanglement, especially with Vardaan’s family becoming Mudrika’s emotional anchor. But when Vardaan vanishes during a critical turning point—just when she thought she belonged—the silence leaves Mudrika shattered and alone.
Years later, fate intervenes again. Vardaan unknowingly meets her beside the road at night in Raipur—setting off a cascade of emotional reckonings. Now a mother to a daughter he’s never known, Mudrika must choose whether to let Vardaan back into the world she rebuilt without him.
As their paths collide through temple visits, hospital corridors, market streets, and finally, the confrontation that breaks everything, readers are pulled into a world where the personal is sacred, memory is both a comfort and a curse, and forgiveness is never simple.
Throughout the book, secondary characters like Chhoti, Amma, and Vinit provide not just relief but context—highlighting the contrast between duty and desire, tradition and transformation.
The novel doesn’t follow a neat arc of reconciliation or romance—instead, it explores the jagged edges of abandonment, the inheritance of silence, and the vulnerability of still loving someone who didn’t choose you when it mattered most.
Ultimately, Almost Home is not just a love story. It is a story of returning—not to someone, but to oneself. Of understanding that “home” may not always be a place, or even a person—but a version of the self that still dares to hope.

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Author Bio:
A slightly heavyweight guy with big dreams, I grew up wanting to travel the world as the Prime Minister of India. Once a ninja game addict and lifelong Emmy-and-Oscar watcher, I’ve swapped cartoons for storytelling and crocodile-tickling (don’t ask). A proud product of prayer, sarcasm, and middle-child energy, I write with equal parts heart and humor.

I love sunsets, indoor games, cheesecake, and the satisfying knot of a well-tied bow tie. I hate crushed chips at the bottom of the bag, weak shower pressure, and doing the dishes—but I’ll happily cook you a meal. Life may not be perfect, but it’s full, funny, and absolutely worth writing about.