Birds of the Snows by Tarannum Riyaz Journals from opposite sides of a

from opposite sides of a divided land

Throughout history

The protagonist Jian’s struggle-marked by long hours of darkness and brief flickers of revelation

and perhaps feel nostalgic for those moments when you

because she is the spitting image of her mother who supposedly made the same journey from India to Mexico as a young artist

Birds of the Snows by Tarannum Riyaz Journals from opposite sides of aOriginally published in Urdu as Barf Aashna Parindey, this sensitively written novel traces the journey of a family in Kashmir and primarily the life of their daughter, Sheba, as she studies and discovers her own path. Sheba wishes to be free, just as the birds that she likes observing, but understands the need to live within social conventions and accept lifes responsibilities. Exploring womens freedom, the mother daughter relationship and social