You
Never Know is the story of Dhruv and Anuradha. Dhruv is married
to Shalini and has kids. Dhruv and Anuradha work in the same office.
They end up having an extra-marital affair. Things take an ugly turn
when an influential politician Hemant Tiwari threatens to wipe out
Dhruv’s children if he doesn’t get the video which Anuradha has.
Dhruv doesn’t know anything about the video. The video revolves
around Anuradha, her deceased boyfriend Sid and of course Hemant
Tiwari. Will Dhruv find the video? What does it contain? To know the
answers to these questions you will have to read You Never Know
by Akash Verma.
The
book opens with Dhruv in search of Sid’s phone at the spot of Sid’s
death. There are references to Talk-Tel a telephone service provider
in the first chapter. But you can’t make much about it. The
following chapters revolve around Dhruv and Anuradha’s affair and
you almost forget all about Sid and his mobile. They resurface only
towards the end. By that time you are huffing and puffing about the
Dhruv and Anuradha’s extra-marital affair which drags for eternity.
The problem with You Never Know is
that it is disjointed. You feel like the beginning and end were
simply inorganically connected to the middle of the novel, which
consumes most of the space.
Speaking
of good things, the writing is clean. The end though predictable is
good one. Of course, this novel could have been much better if the
aforesaid flaws were taken care of, You Never Know.
'I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.'
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