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Home: Can we ever run away from who we once were? Kindle Edition

4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

Fullmetal Alchemist meets Doctor Who.

A family of three, a mother and her two boys, live a simple life in the country side. But the town’s folk whisper behind their backs. What is the secret they are keeping? Is it the father who left, or is it the mysterious powers of his son? On one night, when the mischievous son takes his younger brother out during a storm, everything changes. Turning his back to his home, the son vanishes into the night. But years later, he is compelled to return. Can he still call the place his home? How do you define a home when it’s the last place you want to go?

With his deft words, Akshay paints visuals of striking clarity and ponders the essence of what makes a home, in time and space and memory.

About the Author
Akshay Gajria is a writer, storyteller, writing coach, and an avid tea drinker from Mumbai. He is adept at writing fictional and non-fictional stories. He co-wrote the biography ‘One Dream is Not Enough’ of the oldest man to drive from Mumbai to London set to be published in 2021. His own short stories have been published widely online and one of his short stories was converted into two separate short films: one in English, shot and made in the Bahamas; the other in Malayalam, shot and made in Bangalore. He has been a co-contributor to the book ‘Hack Into Your Creativity’ by Michael Burns published by Penguin. He is also the co-director of Tall Tales Storytelling, the popular Indian storytelling organisation. Through Tall Tales he curates true stories for narration at their live shows and has coached hundreds of writers in the art and craft of weaving stories for the stage and page. In his free time, Akshay acts as an editor for an online publication called The Coffeelicious on medium.com. Twice a year, he mentors young writers at a writing retreat called Alekhya.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZNDC8F7
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 21, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 658 KB
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 23 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Akshay Gajria is a writer, storyteller, writing coach, and an avid tea drinker from Mumbai. He’s ghostwritten the biography “One Dream is Not Enough” of the oldest man to drive from Mumbai to London set to be published in March, 2021. He has been a co-contributor to the book “Hack Into Your Creativity” by Michael Burns published by Penguin, and a copy editor for the book “The Best of Tall Tales” published by Rupa. He is also the co-director of Tall Tales Storytelling, the popular Indian storytelling organisation. Through Tall Tales he curates true stories for narration at their live shows and has coached hundreds of writers in the art and craft of weaving stories for the stage and page.

In his free time, Akshay acts as an editor for an online publication called The Coffeelicious on medium.com. Twice a year, he mentors young writers at a writing retreat called Alekhya. He is also editing and curating an anthology of fiction stories called Alekh alongside the team at Alekhya. One of his short stories was converted into two separate short films: one in English, shot and made in the Bahamas; the other in Malayalam, shot and made in Bangalore.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2021
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    This was an amazing sci-fi short story especially with the twist right at the end. It was like the wind carrying us right into the finale. With the themes about home, family and the element of sci-fi, this was throughly a book I enjoyed reading!
  • Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2021
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    I think Home is wherever you find yourself that makes you happy and comfortable. Now that’s my opinion whether you are walking the streets in the middle of a snow storm at 12 midnight. But reading Akshay Gajria’s book “Home” I see another way to look at the word “home”.

    Part of that home needs people in it. People that are together as one; pulled by a common bond related to you or not.

    Aside from the exciting mysteries and the superpowers, what stood out to me was the bond of family that translates into home. This is a kind of bond that we all need in our lives, in our homes. A place where you have to learn to deal with and accept all of our differences and the unwritten code to help those that are not as strong or are less fortunate than we are. Thank you very much Akshay!

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  • Sunita Saldhana
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed the surprise ending
    Reviewed in India on February 7, 2023
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    I was quite surprised by the book. It was fast paced and I didn't realize when the story ended. The ending was wow ! But as the author says, it is a work in progress. There are so many ways this story can grow.
  • rmjones2003
    5.0 out of 5 stars Worth a read. A good short story for Sunday afternoon.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 4, 2021
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    Nice shirt read. Sat down with this for a Sunday afternoon and liked the adventure. Pity it was so short. And some names of the characters could be highlighted.
  • Amazon Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Much needed, short break from reality
    Reviewed in India on April 28, 2021
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    This short story takes you away from the daily troubles of life, gives you a short and quick respite. Love the style of prose. Made me want to read more.
  • mayuri
    5.0 out of 5 stars Too good!
    Reviewed in India on March 23, 2021
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    The story is mind-blowing. The author, Akshay Gajria takes you through the events so seemlessly and you can literally visualise everything happening!
    Read something out of the box after a long time. Go read it you will enjoy it for sure.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Too good!

    Reviewed in India on March 23, 2021
    The story is mind-blowing. The author, Akshay Gajria takes you through the events so seemlessly and you can literally visualise everything happening!
    Read something out of the box after a long time. Go read it you will enjoy it for sure.
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  • Shruti
    5.0 out of 5 stars Perfectly tiny tale
    Reviewed in India on March 23, 2021
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    Get yourself a nice hot drink and settle down for twenty minutes of magical reading. The kind of short story that leaves you wanting more.

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