Publisher's Synopsis
This book talks about the journey of a family from a town in the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas to a busy coastal city in South India. The main focus of this book is on what the children of conflict regions go through and how they and their families come to terms with change, and what the free world has to offer. Further on, this book goes on to details how the writer came to terms with various psychological battles that ranged from the disruptive marriage of his parents, racism, deception, friendship, Love, and above all the diverse effects of conflict on the minds of children, and many more factors that life throws at them. It talks about what true love is and how heartbreaks affect rational thinking. A major part of this book looks into suicide as the writer has lost family and friends to depression and its adverse effects. it talks about how depression lurks around the corners of life, and how our decision making sets the course for this mental disease to be taken seriously and how we should come out and talk about it to our loved ones. The book also celebrates the bond of friendship that the main character holds with the boys and girls he meets in various schools and universities that he keeps changing time and again because of the problems he faces due to the disruptive marriage of his parents. Love is an essential part of this book and it is celebrated and depicted through various phases of life varying from teenage to adulthood. The book also talks about a lot of happy times where the writer was a cabin crew in the growing years of his life and how traveling helps you learn and become a better person. In the end, this book is a celebration of love, humanity and compassion prevailing in the most hurt hearts.
