This octet of novellas is set against an Indian backdrop amid circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige, Kismetwali and Other Stories speaks to all. It offers a glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and penniless, closing in on the moments when free-will collides against fate, and the gap between the parallels vanishes, along with the distinctions inherent in their preordained paths. A humble barber becomes an intimate collaborator in a ...
