Beautifully Written Tale of 11th of September Muslim Widow
Rishta in karachi Shaila Abdullah's "Saffron Dreams" is a shifting, touchy and eye-commencing novel about Arissa Ilahi, a young Pakistani girl dwelling in New York City, who loses her husband in the 11th of September, 2001 terrorist attack at the World Trade Towers. While the novel has scenes in Pakistan previous to the 9-11 attacks, the focal point of the radical is Arissa grieving for her lost husband, Faizan, her efforts to get her existence back collectively in a rustic whose human beings are becoming intolerant and prejudiced towards Muslims, and being a single mom to a new child son with multiple disabilities. Along the manner, Arissa learns to discover support in cherished ones, particularly her in-legal guidelines, and to sever dysfunctional relationships, inspite of circle of relatives participants. Despite many tough decisions she should make for the independence of herself and her son, Arissa remains strong and hopeful. The September eleventh attacks are wound...