Crying is for Women: A Song of Trains, Farangis, & Freedoms

- A man, out for prayers, is found dead by a river bank and the reader is off to the races in this relentlessly paced twentieth century chronicle. - Human irrationality is front and center in this historical fiction theater. The book’s provocative title is but one example of such, now outdated, criteria formulated by man. - A repressed child of humble beginnings with simple dreams, finds himself thrown into turbulent events that altered the direction of human history. His close friendship with a transgender person, and his struggles in India under the British Raj. - A precocious pre-teen girl, born with a silver spoon in her mouth, searches for role models to emulate. - An alternate history of terrorism and its human impact. It is a generational tale of a man and his granddaughter. A human journey that begins a few years before the start of the 1857 sepoy revolt in Meerut, India and brought to the start of the war on terror. These fictional characters are mixed with historical figures who become important players in the lives of these common people, their frailties and struggles. It’s about their beliefs, and the journey to achieve their goals while putting everything at stake. The reader is drawn into the lives of these and other characters, their self-identity and its transformation in the battles with their demons, inner and the ones lurking outside. Strong female characters like the coprotagonist, contrast the story to its provocative title, who is a strong, independent woman who would stop at nothing to achieve what she believes in. Human irrationality is front and center in this historical fiction theater. The book’s provoking title is but one example of such, now outdated, criteria formulated by man.
ASIN: B0BGQ87DGZ
VSKU: RDV.B0BGQ87DGZ.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Azam, Zafarul
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.