Author: Bilal Khan
Review: “Walk in adult shoes with a child-like heart.” This is one of the quainter quotes that gets you nostalgic, introspective and wistful. Bilal Khan taps into emotions, family ties, love and commitment; of promises to self and to beloveds; of unpursued dreams and unshed tears. Arranged marriage, bidding adieu to big sister, joining an Old Friends group, living life after a parent’s death- he packs a wide variety in mere 125 pages.
Special mention: A short writeup after each story, like a fleshed out moral of the story. Also the sweet sketches scattered through the book.
Author: Bilal’s short biography at the end makes his debut more impressive. A budding cricketer whose career was marred by a spinal injury, the gutsy lawyer is a Taekwondo expert, a palm reader and an Urdu poet as well!
pages: 125
Impractical Dreamer: Sweety Shinde 