Bloggers/Book Lovers from India discussion

Dear All:

I’d like to introduce my book, "Undivided" to you.

In a heinous wave of partisan bloodshed, almost 2 million people are killed, 15 million are displaced and about 75,000 women are subjected to unimaginable violence during India's partition into Pakistan in 1947. The scars of those times endure across multiple generations even today, over seventy-five years later. But what if this Partition hadn’t taken place?

Couched in an alternative historical 1940s and 1950s India, "Undivided" centers on this possibility as the backdrop to this story.

Summer 1945 is a messy time and death is in the air. World War Two has consumed 75 million lives, and, in the middle of it all, India loses most of its leadership to a series of dubious accidents. With only Wazir Jahan and his loyal ally Timur Mirza left to govern, an undivided India gains independence from British rule in 1947. But Mirza has his own plans; he starts by deploying his “Hitler-inspired” secret police to enforce sectarian control over a secular society.

Elsewhere, Ram and Fatima, an ordinary inter-faith couple's lives are suddenly disrupted, when a group of unlikely rebels - tenured in their own bitter experiences - seeks to retaliate against Mirza. Led by Shiva, the group desperately needs Ram's help. But Ram and Fatima refuse to cooperate, thrusting themselves into a roller coaster of astonishing events and self-discoveries.

Heather Sangster edited this work. Heather has copy edited and proof-read Margaret Atwood’s poetry and prose, including "The Testaments", the 2019 Booker Prize – winning sequel to "The Handmaids Tale." She also collaborated with Rohinton Mistry on the international acclaimed bestseller (1996 Booker Prize shortlist), "A Fine Balance."

Warm regards,
Sid

https://www.amazon.com/Undivided-Reve...

"कभी-कभी सबसे गहरा प्यार खामोशी में बदल जाता है..."

नमस्ते साथियों,

मैंने हाल ही में एक हिंदी उपन्यास लिखा है: "Love Ends Peacefully",
जो दिल टूटने, आत्मा की खामोशी और प्रेम की गहराई को दर्शाता है।

यह कहानी एक ऐसे प्रेम की है,
जो धीरे-धीरे आत्मा को छूता है,
फिर उसे तोड़ देता है... शांति से, मगर पूरी तरह।

अगर आप भी उन कहानियों में विश्वास रखते हैं
जो शोर नहीं करतीं, मगर भीतर तक उतर जाती हैं —
तो शायद ये उपन्यास आपके दिल को छू जाए।

Kindle पर अभी उपलब्ध है।
मैं आपकी ईमानदार प्रतिक्रिया का इंतज़ार करूँगा।

स्नेह सहित,
Lokesh Kumar
लव एंड्स पीसफुली: कभी-कभी सबसे गहरा प्यार खामोशी में बदल जाता है…