Soaring of the Wingless

by Vikas Mohan

Smast is a millionaire, and yet he is starving. He has an indomitable spirit, and yet he’s every bully’s punching bag. His wishes and dreams have infinitesimally small life-spans—most of them die at conception. His first desire ever to take shape— to see a carnival—results not only in his abduction, but also in his being convicted for the crime committed against him! Before a storm of deceit, revenge and murder blows him to the hangman’s gallows, he experiences a breeze of kindness from Pragvi —a girl crushed under the burden of an unspeakable guilt.

He escapes from prison and takes refuge in a remote Himalayan valley with its own way of life. His wounds start to scab over, but an requited love and an unrelenting evil are both on his track…

Epic in its sweep, reminiscent of Thomas Hardy in its evocation-of-nature scenes, and peopled with a Dickensian cast of characters, Soaring of the Wingless is a heartwarming, multi-layered novel reviving the delights of 'tales-within-tales' storytelling.

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First published July 22, 2017