Atthimedu / அத்திமேடு  (Tamil, Paperback, Dr. P. SANKAR)

A priceless ancient artifact, which has survived three generations, escapes even those who try to snatch it. On its way, there are so many tragedies...! Deaths...! Raghavan retires from his military service due to a leg injury caused by an accident and returns to Athimedu. The dangerous experiences he encounters over the next fifteen years make his solitary life interesting, exciting and meaningful. He begins his retirement with the goal of preventing a poor child named Poonkuzhali from being sent to work in a tea factory and educating her under his care, so that she can become an I.A.S. officer. But his connection with a gruesome old man named Malaimayan, who is close to a hundred years old and lives in the same area, subjects his life to many trials and leads him to strange experiences. In the middle, he also has a tender love. When he finally achieves his goal after overcoming many difficulties, Raghavan becomes a lonely tree with his crutch, as everyone around him leaves him. Who will help him? What happened to that ancient object?