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The Nest is a memoir of return - a quiet exploration of what it means to feel at home. Through intimate reflections shaped by food, migration, solitude, and memory, it traces the journey of leaving and homecoming. Kitchens hold conversations, migration reshapes identity, and everyday moments carry the weight of longing and healing. Shared meals connect, and an emptied nest quietly teaches the art of letting go. Moving between childhood roots and urban solitude, the book explores how home is not merely a place, but a relationship - and ultimately, a state of being. Here, nostalgia meets self-discovery, and memory becomes a gentle path back to the inner child. For anyone who has ever lived between places, longed for belonging, or searched for home beyond geography, The Nest is an invitation. Come. Sit for a while. Return to where it all began - and where it still lives.

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Dr. Raksha Gupta began writing at a young age, drawn to evocative storytelling that explores nostalgia, human relationships, and the quiet beauty of everyday life. Over the years, her love for words has evolved alongside her journey as a full-time doctor and public health professional, and as a writer and poet in between.Drawing inspiration from lived experience and the often-overlooked moments of daily life, she weaves narratives that resonate across cultures and generations. A self-proclaimed tea connoisseur and avid traveller, she finds stories wherever she goes.The Nest is her third book, following her debut Metamorphosis: Enroute This Journey Called Life and her poetry collection Hold on to Fireflies, both celebrated for their heartfelt exploration of life, emotional depth, and sensory appeal. Her work is shaped by her childhood in small towns in India and her travels across the country and beyond.

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