How long does it take to heal a broken heart? Can you ever forget that one perfect relationship you had? Anjali knows who she wants - she wants Aman. Aman, too, knows who he wants - he wants Shruti.

Shruti and Aman were once inseparable. Theirs was a love that would last forever and more. Then, out of the blue, Shruti left Aman. A devastated Aman moved abroad in the hope of forgetting Shruti and to heal. Shruti married Rishabh. Now Aman is back in India and looking for a fresh start. But he is still haunted by memories of his love. Can he ever break free from it? His head tells him to move on, to find love with Anjali, but his heart won't listen. No matter what he does, Shruti's shadow looms large. Can there be a happily ever after for any of them?

A straight-from-the-heart modern-day romance of unrequited love, of complicated relationships and about moving on when you realise that there will always be the one you cannot have.

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Listening Length	8 hours and 27 minutes
Author	Preeti Shenoy
Narrator	Meetu Chilana, Sanjiv Jhaveri
Audible.in Release Date	01 January 2017
Publisher	Audible Studios
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B01MS33BXI
Best Sellers Rank	#912 in Audible Audiobooks & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Audiobooks & Originals) #12 in Asian Literature #19 in Contemporary Romance (Audible Audiobooks & Originals) #258 in Anthologies (Books)

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A.R

I find this novel is alot better than that one

Reviewed in India on 10 January 2017

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Before reading this novel, i read 'life is what you make it' which is from the same author. I find this novel is alot better than that one. It has a good story which makes you want to know what is going to happen next. If you're stuck on someone and unable to move on, you should read this novel as it may help you to redeem yourself and start afresh.

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Tabitha

I loved it

Reviewed in India on 26 January 2016

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It's the title of the book really grabbed my attention.i believe everyone has that someone special whom we cannot forget no matter how much we try.i actually wanted to read this book to learn some lessons as to how to move on in live,when u cannot be with the one u loved.
Coming to the story it is atypical love story of boy meets girl,can't live without each other n fate intervenes when they part ways n the how they pick up from there.
I am sure everyone can relate to this story.
Once again Preeti mam u have literally breathe life into your characters.i have read many books but the way Preeti mam presents her characters nobody else can do it.. Keep up the good work mam....
The stories n characters remain with you long after u close the book.... That is a good sign of a mater story teller
Read it!!!!

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Santosh Panda

As Always, A SUPERB Story

Reviewed in India on 11 January 2014

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I am pretty much confused where to start from, Preeti Shenoy is one of those Indian Authors whom I love, respect and admire. She is the one whose one book is different from the other, unlike others, whose books have the same plot.
The book “The One You Cannot Have” has everything, it speaks of an unconditional love and it also says what a mature love story could be really like. Unlike other teenage love story books this book speaks a mature love story; a story that is less fictional and more real. Apart from love, the book also speaks of the relationship between a girl and their in-laws. And the best part, more or less the book speaks of pros and cons of marriage.
I will recommend everyone to read this book, you will definitely love it !!

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ANKUR KUMAR MAURYA

The people who love us—they all deserve second chances

Reviewed in India on 11 December 2019

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Love story reader must read it's very interesting story I ensure that you don't get feel a waste of time... Go for it you will definitely love it... Some lines from the book..
What is destined, is bound to happen. We cannot control everything. You never know who is destined for whom when it comes to things like marriages.Every single day that nothing matters except love and if you love somebody, you will always forgive them, no matter what marriages are predestined. No matter what you do and how much you try to avoid it, you end up with certain people. Sometimes it is people you don’t even think you will end up with. But the universe spins a web and things change make an effort in your relationship now. Be nice to him/her. Accept him/her for who he/she is and Don't break communication.

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Prayashi Halder

excellent work!

Reviewed in India on 22 July 2016

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Very well plotted.book deals with 3 lives-aman,anjali and shruti.later on in this book we will find that how prayers worked but at the wrong time when all were settled.everyone should be like who at last atleast tried to overcome the treasures of shruti and had finally moved on.all the best to preeti shenoy.

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THREEKAY

Love Missile

Reviewed in India on 4 December 2013

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Another love missile from Preeti Shenoy for her fans.
A beautiful love story with a happy ending but not which ends with the lovers to have each other for their life time but their memories faded away over a period of time, stuck themselves in totally different relationships with someone else.
Aman Mathur, the one of his kind males left in this ugly world, meets Shruti Srinivasan in an inter-college event, and deeply falls in love with her, over a period of time. The love degree is so intense that they cannot even imagine of living a single moment without each other. But since Aman is from North India and Shruti being South Indian, their marriage proposal is dumped by Shruti’s parents and she is forced to marry Rishabh, under the pretext of ill-health of her mother. Aman is devastated over this development, after Shruti walks over one day and stops responding to Aman for over two years. He later moves on to UK to keep himself busy and finally comes back to Bangalore, on a job offer from his old mentor. Here he meets the attractive columnist Anjali, who prompts him to forget Shruti and move on to her. Rishabh one day happens to come across Shruti’s relationship with Aman before marriage and feels cheated for not being told about it. He maintains a silent distance with Shruti which tortures her emotionally day in day out until the time she decides to go back to Aman and pleading innocence. This is when Aman, the superior male, rejects Shruti’s offer and sends her back to Rishabh, thus taking his sweet revenge on her, for leaving him in the middle of a tempest and walking away, for her own reasons, without even thinking about what could happen to him.

The book is a lesson to many youngsters of today, who get into spontaneous physical and emotional relationships, so early in life, and later get separated due to unavoidable circumstances. Then are the times when they find it very difficult to adjust with their new and forced relationships, wherein their pre-marital affairs surface someday to haunt them for rest of their lives. Very few men exist today like Aman, who do not pounce on opportunities to grab women for sex, and also, there are too many women like Shruti, who find it difficult to adjust with their husbands, unable to forget the time spent with their lovers pre-marriage. The way the young urban India is changing its thought process about love, sex, marriage, divorce, friendship etc imitating the West, would be somewhat upsetting the elders of the country, who go through this story.
The author’s self styled jargon of phrasing sexual feelings of both male and female characters towards each other, at appropriate time, is superb and is at its zenith.

BTW, if someone wants to know about “Revenge Spending” find it in this book. An interesting, to-be-noted fact about angry and neglected wives.

My rating is 3.75/5

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JORDY S C

Preeti Shenoy used her magic again in this book

Reviewed in India on 20 June 2018

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Preeti Shenoy used her magic again in this book. "The one you can not have" tells lot of things in this book which includes friendship, love, sex, family etc. While reading this book we can experience a lot of emotions. After Shruthi married to another man, the author Preethi Shenoy tells Aman's Life a thrilling way, Aman finds happiness again after Anjali coming to his life.

The climax >> Loved it.

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Harsha Prakash

I liked the climax best

Reviewed in India on 3 May 2016

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I liked the climax best.The sensibility displayed my Aman at the crucial moment is what takes the cake for me.It is a mature story and very much practical.Many love stories aren't successful no matter how much we think they are meant to be.We should learn to accept the fact that somepeople can only be in our hearts and not in our lives.This is the 6th book that i am reading of Preeti Shenoy and she doesnt disappoint me this time too.I expected the novel to end with Aman and Shruti uniting,but was hoping that it wouldn't take that path and i was happy it had a more practical ending.Kudos to Preeti!

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DR ROSALIND PIPER

Three Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 April 2018

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One You Shouldn't Have!

Reviewed in the United States on 5 March 2015

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The book One You Cannot Have by Preeti Shenoy is neither interesting nor informative. It is perhaps an improvised version of her blog! She just has her undeveloped, unrealistic and out-of-place characters drifting throughout the book. The story does not have flow. There does not seem to be any logic about why her characters behave the way they do except because the author wants them to do it! The clothes they wear, places they go, the way they think is totally out of place for Indian setting - whether elite or middle class. I think she herself wasn't sure where she wanted to place them. They wear designer clothes, think like elite and travel in an autorikshaw!

Although her Shruti has done nothing spectacular, she is remembered by the chief guest who later helps her. Her behavior in every situation is so strange that one really wonders what makes her tick! Deepika, her husband and their daughters - why do they do what they do?

The only good thing about the book is that it is short.

Divya Lavanya

A good read but not great

Reviewed in the United States on 27 February 2014

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Finished it! In four hours! It's a short book, and a good read. My rating 3/5. And here's the review of Preeti Shenoy's book 'The one you cannot have' :

The main theme of the book is 'Everyone will always have the one you cannot have.' The author conveyed her point well. The book talks about acceptance of your past and moving on. The plot is a no-brainer. Anyone can guess it from the title. Aman, a north indian, and Shruthi, a south indian, are star-crossed lovers. After four years of togetherness, they believe that nothing is going to stop them from getting married. However, fate interferes in a cruel way and Shruti is married to a another guy, Rishabh, from her own community. Even after two years, Aman and Shruti struggle with the ghosts of their pasts. It affects Shruti's marital life and Aman finds it difficult to commit himself into another relationship. How they found acceptance of their past and moved on is the rest of the story.

The story moves at a brisk pace. The shifting of perspectives at the beginning of each chapter, a technique every author is employing these days, helped me understand them well.The characters of Shruti and Aman are excellently developed. Their love truly appeared magical. Until the last page, I hoped they would get together again, and once again the magic would happen. I particularly like Shruti's narration. I would often find myself skipping Anjali's part. It's not that her part was boring,but Shruti's was interesting.

Moving on, there are loose ends in the story. Like the story of Vikram and Dipika. What happened to them? And why did the author introduce the subplot in the story when she didn't want to give it a proper closure? Is Dipika's character introduced to show us how bitter marriages can become and how it would drive the women to extremes? The other complaint I have is that the author drilled into reader's mind that marriages become boring after some years. She should have shown atleast one happy couple. It's a pretty depressing thought.

I felt that the ending was abrupt. How did Shruti and Rishabh reconcile? I know she wrote an epilogue, but I felt it was insufficient since we invested so much time on them.

The major complaint I have is why are mothers always shown as pestering? About baby, marriage or otherwise? The author tried to show it as affection, but frankly it was repetitive.

Well, those are some of my thoughts. If you want to read a good story of acceptance and moving on, without worrying about the fate of other characters, then this is the book. I would have given it 4 stars if the story was a bit more well developed without loose ends.

Divya,
http://divyalavanya.blogspot.in

Olga Castillo

A triangle disantangled!

Reviewed in the United States on 13 September 2018

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I enjoyed reading this book because it lets you get into the thoughts of the main characters and therefore understand their attitudes towards certain situations. I also like reading books of different cultures. So far the stories that I've read that are based in India and other countries I have found to be very interesting. This book was very easy to read. I would certainly recommend it.

Sumi

Cannot get worst than this

Reviewed in the United States on 24 October 2014

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I have read most of Preeti Shenoy's novels and this one is probably one of the worst. Reading her novels, one gets the impression that relationship between man and woman is all about sex, and there is high probability of having sex every time every other man or woman meets. Plot in all her novels are the same - two characters in love, then break-up, then add few more characters, there will be love and sex between characters in all permutations and combinations, and finally a happy ending. I have given one star rating since a lot of time is spent in writing this, and a lot of time spent on reading this as well.

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