John Howard Penner Diary

• Author: Shekhar Mukhopadhyay
• Genre: Novel
• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9789350404553
• Pages: 184
• Weight: 311 grams

📖 Summary:

During British rule, orphanages and day schools were established to care for children of deceased English officers, especially those in the military. John Howard Pen, an 18-year-old orphan, was one such child.

🔹 His Origins? A Mystery.
John was found on the church steps, wrapped in a blanket inside a wicker basket, with only a letter and half a locket. The letter—an anonymous mother's plea—not to give her child away and that she would return for him when the time was right. But 18 years passed, and no one came.

🔹 A New Life, New Clues.
Leaving the orphanage, John became a taxi driver. When he tried to repair his locket, a watchmaker and later an antique dealer offered him strange insights. Why did he suddenly become desperate to meet Ajanta Basu? Who was Bijan Sen?

Through his journey, John unravels unexpected connections, hidden secrets, and a tangled web of relationships that redefine his past and future.

🔹 A blend of mystery, history, and self-discovery.
🔹 An orphan’s journey into an unknown past.
🔹 Secrets hidden in an antique locket—who does it truly belong to?