Some stories arrive loudly. This one arrived by sitting down and waiting.
For years, many of you have walked with me through short stories on StoryNook. Stories that travelled through forgotten histories, unnamed griefs, quiet courage, and lives that rarely ask to be remembered but deserve to be. This book grew out of that same soil. It did not begin as a plan. It began as a return.
What Remains: A Life Practised Carefully is my first officially published novel. It is inspired by the lives of my maternal grandparents, Harry Nelson Robson and Dipti Robson. Not as history lessons. Not as nostalgia. But as a study in how a life can be lived with discipline, gentleness, restraint, and care.
This is not a dramatic book. There are no grand twists waiting around corners. Instead, it pays attention. To routines. To waiting. To houses that slowly fill and empty. To the way love expresses itself not in declarations, but in consistency. To the courage of staying when leaving would have been easier.
Many of you who read my stories here know that I have always been drawn to what lingers rather than what explodes. This novel lives entirely in that space. It listens more than it speaks. It trusts the reader to arrive at meaning without being led by the hand.
If you have ever felt that the smallest lives often carry the deepest truths, this book is for you. If you believe that memory does not shout but breathes quietly beside us, you may find something familiar here.
The book is now available in Kindle and Paperback editions.
Whether you read it quickly or slowly, whether it comforts you or unsettles you, thank you for being part of this long, patient journey of words. StoryNook has always been where my stories first learned how to breathe. This one simply learned how to stay.
As always, read gently.
Trishikh
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Congratulations 🙌
Much awaited 😇
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Thank yoou Aparna. Yes, this was indeed a long dream come true, now, slowly I will publish collections of my short stories.
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Well done, Trishikh.
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Thank you so much. This was long awaited. My first entry as a published writer. Many more miles to go though.
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Congratulations on your first novel !!
I couldn’t find it on (my)Amazon (usa)
Is it only available in Europe ? 🙏
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Thank you so much. Right now it seems to be available only on Kindle. Amazon says, the paperback will be available in 3 to 5 days.
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I added your book to my KU library. Watch my blog for the review.
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That is so great. Thank you so much, I look forward to your review.
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Many many congratulations!! I am glad that you moved towards publication though gently. I am sure it will stay.
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Yes I finally took the leap. It was long awaited. I was also learning the different ways to publish the book, and something that suited me best. For this one I did it with KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing). It has its plus and minus points. Let’s see how it goes. But one thing is sure, I will keep on publishing now by the grace of God.
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