Mannar House: The Shadow She Forgot

By K. M. Avander

Aarav Bhargava and Ritika Saxena appeared to be the perfect couple-deeply in love, emotionally compatible, and committed to building a life together. But one year into marriage, intimacy remained a ghost.

Every time Aarav reached out, Ritika pulled away-not in anger, but in an eerie, silent retreat. She wasn't angry. She wasn't distant.
She was terrified.

Unable to bear the emotional isolation, Aarav files for divorce, claiming:

"She doesn't hate me. She fears what love wants from her."

With no history of abuse, trauma, or infidelity, the court sends them to Mannar House-the final refuge for relationships on the edge.

There, Dr. Vijay and Dr. Vijaya Mannar discover something deeper than memory:
Ritika exhibits all the signs of trauma-but she's never been touched.
Until hypnosis reveals a truth long buried.

A forgotten twin.
A violent tragedy.
A sorrow Ritika absorbed but was never allowed to express.

"It didn't happen to her. But it lives inside her anyway."

Now, Aarav must learn to love a woman whose fear isn't rooted in their marriage-but in a shadow she never chose to carry.
And Ritika must learn that healing isn't about forgetting the pain-it's about facing the silence with someone who doesn't walk away.

Mannar House: The Shadow She Forgot is a hauntingly beautiful tale of emotional trauma, inherited grief, and the courage to love someone back to themselves-slowly, softly, and without expectation.

"She never flinched at him.
She flinched at the memory that wore her face.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FH5L1Y8J
• ISBN13: 9798291620120
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"