Abrupt: Volume One

Abrupt - Volume One is a collection of four short stories and an essay that accounts a life-changing true incident. These are stories from our society and their date with a mysterious aspect of life - abruptness. Life stories have taken massive diversions due to human-controlled disasters like terrorist attacks, the influence of drugs, etc. Abrupt is just about that.Terror on Twelfth: A life-changing experience for Subhasish Mustafi, the father of the author, on a March day in Bombay.1. The New Leg: Amina believes that medical science has a solution for her crippled Aslam, the sole breadwinner in this middle-class Kabul household. Does she get him the new leg?2. Spineless: Two best friends Jai Ganesh and Veera catch up catch up after a year-and-half. From cricket to romance to careers to Pakistan, the young men are brimming with ideas, looking to make a difference. Can they?3. The 'Big American Dream': After decades of hardships, the Nigeria-born Solomon Okpara is finally living the 'Big American Dream' in Houston. Not too far away, in Galveston, Jacob Morris a local college dropout makes a choice. What happens when Solomon and Jacob's paths cross?4. Ghar Wapsi (The Homecoming): Constable Bansi makes a nine-hour long trip to the riot-torn Jhuriya from Varanasi in search of his missing brother. Do the brothers meet?

• | Author: Suvajit Mustafi
• | Publisher: Independently published
• | Publication Date: Feb 06, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 56 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1796216062
• | ISBN-13: 9781796216066