Book Name: The Last Surge
Author: Pramit Sarkar
Publisher: Gargi Publisher
Price: Rs. 175
Blurb:
“…the day we face each
other, she will be sorry; sorry for rendering me emotionally impotent. And that
will be my victory.”
Their blazing courtship was nearing marriage, before fate
played its vicious card. Rimi dumped Gabriel and married the choice of her
family but Gabriel decided to remain single.
Why did Rimi take such a drastic decision? How did Gabriel
keep up his singlehood? Did they meet gain or did fate succeed in keeping them
apart? How does Sneha fit in to the picture?
Crafted with the characteristic flavours of Bengal, THE LAST
SURGE brings you the tale of an ace football player turned relationship
counsellor and what made this protagonist a great brother, a greater father and
even a greater romantic.
My take:
Gabriel and Rimi meet each other in a most unusual manner. The
thing that starts with an urge for revenge ends up in love. Gabriel is Catholic
and Rimi, a Hindu. Does love see religion? No! It doesn’t. Gabriel and Rimi
dream about their future.
Meanwhile, Rimi’s guardians fix up her marriage with a boy
from their community. Rimi reveals about her relationship to her family who
take the entire situation negatively. Death of her uncle adds more to the
emotional drama. Rimi gives in to her family’s decision and breaks all contacts
with Gabriel.
Gabriel abandons everything that reminds him of Rimi. He finds
solace in serving in an orphanage. He takes to relationship counselling as his
profession and during all this chaos, Sneha happens to him.
Does Gabriel move on? Who is Sneha and how is she related to
Gabriel? Do Rimi and Gabriel cross each other’s path in future? What do they
say to each other?
Pramit Sarkar has amazed me with his story in Innocence Lost
Anthology and so has his debut novel – The Last Surge.
The Last Surge is not just one story- many stories are woven
together and made in to one. The narration is next to perfect. The development
of each character has been thoughtfully done. The story exhibits a kind of
maturity and lovable innocence which touches your heart.
If I was to sum up ‘The
Last Surge’, I would say
“The Last Surge is a story of relationships- relationship
between lovers, relationship between father and daughter and relationship
between a counsellor and patient. It teaches you the true meaning of love and
sacrifice.”
Likes:
- The use of Bengali words.
- Gabriel Hopkins- as a person.
I rate:
Cover: 3/5
Story: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
My overall rating for The Last Surge is 4/5.
I would recommend this book to everyone. It’s worth a read!
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