SHAMAL DAYS

 : Shamal Days

✍️ : Sabin Iqbal

 : 305

 : #fiction

⭐ : /5

 ️ Many of us or our acquaintances must have dreamt of working in foreign countries. Gulf countries are quite popular among such jobseekers for their multitude of job opportunities. With dreams in their eyes and pride in their families, youngsters end up working there. But do you think their later lives match upto their dreams? Does politics have an unprecedented hand in affecting such lives?

️ Abbas, the protagonist, heads the editorial board of a small newspaper in Arabian Gulf. He is beset by loneliness and surrounded by similar brooding people. His life is filled with turbulences, but then when presented with the opportunity to finally bring changes in his life, will he be able to achieve it? Or will indecision get the the better of him?

️The story is set in the 1990s with the escalating violence in West Asia serving as a backdrop. The small newsroom serves as the place where people from different backgrounds and their individual stories are shared! 

️ I liked how the author has presented the gripping story of an expatriate in West Asia. The story is split into two parts. We are moved and shocked by their lives and stumped by the political unrest. The poetic interpretations are weaved well into the narration!

️ This book highlights the personal turmoils of people who dare to dream beyond the realms. The book has multiple characters which might confuse us, but nevertheless the plot keeps us glued till the end. Recommended to those who love realistic fiction!