The Monk Paperback – 2016 by Akshay Shroff

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Gargi Publishers; First Edition edition (2016)
• ISBN-10: 9384382167
• ISBN-13: 978-9384382162
• Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 12.7 x 2 cm 
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•  Price: Rs199 ONLY
• Author Link: https://www.facebook.com/akshay.shroff.35

Author Akshay.

 "My debut novel The Monk published June 26 2016. Sold 5,000 copies within a month. 2nd edition published on August 25 2016.
Now writing the sequel, "The Monk Returns "- By Akshay Sir :)

Description for The Monk( As per amazon)

About the Book:- Ten-year old Lakshya Gaitonde dreams of following a career in cricket like his idol, Sunil Gavaskar. But destiny has other plans for him. He loses his father, Police sub-inspector Rajaram Gaitonde in the Mumbai terror attack of March 1993. He decides to follow his father's footsteps and becomes a police officer. In the July 2006 serial train blasts on the Mumbai suburban network, he loses his mother and fiancée. In consultation with the Commissioner of Police, he devises a diabolical plan to crush the menace of terrorism at its roots. Does he succeed? How does he manage to avenge the killing of his parents and his beloved? Why does he finally don saffron robes? About the Author Akshay Shroff has been a successful advertising sales consultant of domestic and international media, spanning over three decades, first in New Delhi followed by Mumbai. He has been associated with voluntary organizations like the Lions and the Junior Chamber International in senior positions and also with trade bodies like the Delhi Advertising Club and the Press Club of India. Married to Jayna since February 1981, he has been a responsible family man, a doting father of Rohan and a loving father-in- law of Stuti. Has a Bon Vivant nature, nurturing friendships since over five decades. Travel, trekking, reading and writing have been his passionate hobbies. Lover of animals and Nature, dogs have been his companions on and off. While THE MONK is his debut novel, writing will now be his full time engagement.

I met Akshay Sir through my Facebook profile one fine day. I send him a friend request and saw this wonderful looking novel at his page. THE MONK! such a beautiful name for the novel but the gun at the cover is quite amusing :) I have to read it.

The next moment, I just ping sir for the review copy and got the affirmation within a minute, with lots of good wishes from his end.

Now let comes to the novel- THE MONK.

1.The Monk is the story of Lakshya Gaitonde who dreams of becoming a cricketer but life has different plans for him.

2. The story is about his journey of avenging the wrongs done to his family due to terrorism and finally embracing saffron robe.

3. The title of the novel is perfect with the image of a gun and the trigger ready to be pulled. This gives the impression that the book is a thriller. However, the book is much more than any other thriller. 

4. An interesting one, the author taking inspiration from the terror attacks leashed on Mumbai over a period of time weaves a story. 

5. In short, journey of the terror attacks in chronological order and at the same time gives us an insight into its psychological impact on the protagonist Lakshya Gaitonde.  

6. Nevertheless, Gargi stands up to its name and yet again a fine story is given to the readers.

7. The narration is perfect .

8. The cost of the novel is affordable.

9. The writing style is simple and engaging.

10. Full credits to the author for his extensive research. 

Thanks Akshay sir for this opportunity and a amazing novel written by you!

I personally love the plot and the story evolve around the protagonist. I finished this novel in just 2 days and felt very good after a fantastic read.Well, today I can very well say that I have read a novel about Mumbai Terror Attacks. An engaging read, it is! It is surely an engaging novel that you can buy and read any day.

From my side its 5/5, so guys please go to the amazon link and buy this amazing novel- The MONK today!