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Margriet grew up as a lonely child in the old town of Hull. Her adored father often travelled by sea to the Netherlands, leaving her with an unaffectionate mother and only her imagination of a little Dutch girl, Anneliese, to keep her company. When devastation ravages her tiny family. Anneliese becomes the comforting friend Margriet needs for a long time to come. A few years later, Margriet is blossoming into a kind young lady. Keen to escape her mother and strike out on her own, she forms an unlikely friendship with some of the street children who roam the town.

Family drama.

In The Girl of My Dreams by Durjoy Datta, the protagonist Daman wakes from a coma after a car crash haunted by memories of a mysterious girl named Shreyasi who vanished.

The story follows Raghu, who isolates himself in grief and guilt two years after failing to save his first love, Brahmi. When a persistent girl named Advaita forces her way into his life, she tries to heal his emotional scars and uncover his tragic past.