Blink!

by Sandeep Kothapalli

It is the year 2037. When Climate Change and melting glaciers threaten the very existence of Mankind. When ‘El Nino’ and ‘La Nina’ are common occurrences and an electric tricycle is the preferred mode of local navigation. In the US county of Urbana lives a reclusive Professor Manya. With a bruised and battered past, she had had to work hard to establish a new identity as a no-nonsense professional and a brilliant young professor at the University of Illinois. Her celibate life goes on smoothly until an uber-vivacious seventeen year old girl - Kruthi walks into her life as her student. In a strange twist of fate, she rocks Manya’s world again and turns it upside down with her infectious energy. Which is precisely what Manya was all along trying to avoid for she has secretly found out who she is to Kruthi. They share a common link from Manya’s battered past and Manya doesn’t like it one bit. Manya’s tumultuous past finally catches up with her when Tornado ETCHKAY – the most devastating yet in the history of US flattens Champaign in the county of Urbana. Will Kruthi know why Professor Manya fostered motherly feelings for her?

BLINK is the epic saga of friendship, betrayal and above all Love. It traces the lives of Harsha, Kruthi, Akhil, Yamini, Harika, David and the villainous Mani over a period of three decades and tells you why true love and friendship always lives on. Read on to join Harsha and his friends as they dodge bullets, unravel hidden mysteries to crack an open and shut accident case and survive a devastating tornado to emerge resilient in the face of adversities

283 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 22, 2016

About the author

Son of a soldier who served in the Indian Air Force for 20 years before calling it quits, he spent most of his time watching the majestic Sukhoi’s & Jaguars take off for routine sorties and sometimes indulge in breathtaking dog fights.

He is an engineer from JNTU Hyderabad and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. An avid blogger and a budding photographer, Sandeep blogs at http://www.taureansandy.blogspot.com, https://taureansandy.quora.com/ and tweets with the handle @taureansandy.

Reviews

[Amulya Bandikatla · Rating 5 out of 5]

Blink! is a romantic drama. One can clearly see the effort that the writer has put in designing the characters, while reading this book. Unlike the usual romantic novels, this book also presents some suspense and thrill in its own subtle way. After reading about 50 pages, my curiosity to find what happens next has not come to an end until the book was finished.
I love the way the story comes to an end with an unexpected and so heart-touching twist.

[Swetha Kandula · Rating 4 out of 5]

Blink... Very apt title for the book as it describes how all life needs is a moment to take an unexpected twist and it can change forever! Wonderful storyline that revolves around enduring friendships which in this fast paced life are the most precious relations that keep us alive. The author did a great job at putting together the emotions of human life. It reinforces the fact that there's so much in life provided you desire to move forward despite the adversaries that come with it. Loved reading it! Made me feel glad for the great friends I have in my life.

[Sinduja · Rating 4 out of 5]

BLINK! Is more of a thriller drama to me. It's always intriguing what changes the future holds and author has done fascinating job to imagine the future at large... Kick-ass Action, Intense Love, Touching Sacrifice...Thats Blink for u..:-)

[NEERAJ SAWARIA · Rating 5 out of 5]

BLINK ! heart rending love story filled with thrill , adventure , anticipation , ecstasy and bliss. Characters well illustrated . Simple storyline yet holds you till the end.