BOOK DETAILS :
- ASIN : B0FP5NV1BH
- Publisher : Notion Press (29 August 2025)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 122 pages
- ISBN-13 : 979-8900230375
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
Kumar Gaurav is the author of A Gentle Stirring, a contemporary literary fiction novel that tenderly explores love, choices, and the quiet moments that shape our lives. Based in India, he writes deeply observant stories that illuminate the complexities of human connections beyond boundaries.
With a keen eye for the nuances of everyday life and relationships, Kumar brings sensitivity and reflection into his storytelling. A professional by day and a storyteller at heart, he believes that the smallest details often hold the deepest truths.
A Gentle Stirring is his debut novel, a meditative journey into love, marriage, and silent yearning.
You can connect with him on Instagram at @Authorkumargaurav.
Follow Kumar Gaurav for updates on his writing, glimpses into his creative process, and reflections on the art of storytelling.
BOOK REVIEW :
Some stories don’t scream for attention — they whisper, and somehow, that whisper lingers far longer than any echo.
Kumar Gaurav’s “A Gentle Stirring” is one such story; a quiet exploration of love, fidelity, and the unspoken spaces between duty and desire.
Arun, a man of quiet conviction, lives a life defined by steadiness; a loving arranged marriage, a measured routine, and a conscience rooted in what’s right. Until one ordinary day, a girl in a maroon dress walks past him, and something inside him shifts. What follows isn’t a tale of infidelity or grand declarations, but of emotional honesty, of feeling deeply without crossing the line between admiration and action.
Through Arun’s restrained journey, Gaurav captures the delicate beauty of human emotions — how we can be moved by someone without betraying what we hold sacred. Each page feels like a reflection in still water: calm on the surface, yet full of depth if you look closely.
The most impactful part of the book explores 'The Sacredness of Stillness' and 'When Letting Go is the Greatest Form of Holding.'
We're often told love is proven by what we fight for. This book suggests it’s sometimes proven by what we release. Stillness, in this context, is not the absence of feeling; it is the mastery of it. It’s an act of love in its purest form—a quiet, powerful victory that earns no applause but sustains a life.
For Arun, this connection with Ananya is not a path away from his life, but a mirror reflecting his own inner landscape, reminding him he is "still capable of stir." In choosing to let her presence simply exist, to be an awakening that brings him back hom, he makes a choice that is both incredibly difficult and utterly noble.
What truly stands out is the author’s graceful restraint. His prose is poetic but never indulgent, his storytelling mature yet deeply empathetic. He doesn’t justify Arun’s emotions, he simply allows them to exist, leaving readers with a sense of peace rather than guilt.
In a world obsessed with loud love and instant gratification, “A Gentle Stirring” is a refreshing ode to quiet connections; to the beauty of feeling without claiming, to the strength it takes to choose stillness over chaos.
If you’ve ever carried a fleeting smile or a passing moment in your heart for years, this book will find you, and stay.
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