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Two Boys By The Pond

by Vivek Mohan

A bond remembered by the pond

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A bond remembered by the pond

Set in a small village in Kerala, the novel centers on Gokul and his connection with Taher, bringing friendship, loss, and acceptance into the same frame. The pond is a recurring place for their shared laughter, secrets, and quiet moments, while Gokul’s reflections trace the ache of a friendship lost and a bond left unspoken. The book also draws on fragments of the author’s and his partner’s adolescent experiences, blending personal memories with fiction. Its themes include love that endures in memory and the ways people carry those they have lost.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Teens and young adults interested in stories about friendship, love, loss, and acceptance.
  • Readers seeking LGBTQ+ young adult fiction centered on a bond between two boys.
  • Readers interested in fiction blending remembered experience with imaginative storytelling.

Themes

Friendship and lossUnspoken affectionAcceptanceMemory and remembranceFiction blended with personal recollection

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Book overview

Two Boys by the Pond is a tender story of love, loss, and acceptance set in a small village in Kerala. Through Gokul's journey, the novel traces the heartbreak of losing a friendship and the unspoken bond he shared with Taher, innocent yet unforgettable. Their laughter, secrets, and quiet moments by the pond live on. Blending fragments of the author's and his partner's own adolescences, this story weaves together real memories and fiction; about love that lingers, goodbyes that never come, and the ways we keep people alive in our hearts.

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