Jyotsnamoy by Subarna Basu [Hardcover]

"Sixty years ago from the present, a lonely and introverted young man named Palu went to the village of Deulnagar. He didn’t interact with anyone and wandered alone on the roads, in the forests, and by the water. A village girl named Subha fell in love with him. Palu rejected her and then silently left Deulnagar one day. Subha never forgot him. Even though she married and had a family with someone else, Palu always remained in the cherished corner of her heart. To Subha, Palu was like the moon—serene, beautiful, and solemn. Hence, she named him Jyotsnamoy (moonlit). Subha's real name is Suprabha. Now she is almost eighty years old. A few writers and poets from Kolkata have come to Deulnagar village to inaugurate the library. At the event, Suprabha suddenly fell ill. After recovering a little, she called upon a young writer named Ayan, who had come from Kolkata, and requested him to write the story of her life, with Jyotsnamoy as the protagonist. This remarkable character, whose memory is still intertwined with the mysteries of Jateshwari's temple, the smiling face of Yashodadulal, and the enchanting scent of aquatic creepers floating in Harisayar's breeze. The light of that ancient moon seems to have spread even in the present, spanning five decades. This light, like a touchstone, touches the space, time, and characters of today."