Book: The Book Of Gold Leaves

To label this a Romeo and Juliet story would be too simplistic. Sure, it has similarities, but it’s much more than that.

In his second novel, journalist Mirza Waheed deftly transports our imaginations to his enchanting homeland Kashmir. But with the 1990s uprising as the backdrop, the magic of this culturally rich and traditional region soon begins to ebb away and, in its place, tragedy creeps in for our central characters – papier-mache artist Faiz and the alluring but feisty Roohi.