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Crossroads
Paperback
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Feb 23 2026
Pages: 330
Weight: 0.72
Height: 0.74 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Crossroads, by Rahul Duragkar, is a powerful tale of values, love, detachment, and the inevitable pull of one's roots. It follows Dhruv, a young man raised in a small village in Uttar Pradesh, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Lavanya-a sweet, warm, and irresistibly charming colleague in his London office. Their love story ignites with passion, innocence, and promises, growing into a bond that feels both natural and destined. Yet just when their relationship begins to anchor Dhruv in a world he had long dreamed of belonging to, it is abruptly disrupted by the heavy weight of his family's expectations, pushing him into a fate he never imagined or desired.
Caught between two contrasting worlds, Dhruv finds himself torn-between the call of his dreams and the unrelenting duties that bind him to his past. His journey becomes an agonising and deeply emotional trial, one that slowly cripples his spirit and reshapes his life forever, leaving behind echoes of what could have been.
This story explores what roots truly mean-not the self-righteous display of values or the false perceptions steeped in hostility and rigidity, but the profundity and maturity of accepting with openness. It shows how some shallow societal norms can have a deadly impact on a person's destiny. Delving deep into the psychological landscapes of its characters, Crossroads brings forth the essence of human complexity in a poignant narrative of love and betrayal, the silent breaking of a heart, the search for identity, and the quiet, painful retreat to the core of one's being, where truth finally settles.
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