The Book Of Gold Leaves

A sweeping love story set in contemporary Kashmir from the author of the international bestseller The Collaborator

In an ancient house in the city of Srinagar, Faiz paints exquisite papier-m che pencil boxes for tourists. Evening is beginning to slip into night when he sets off for the shrine. He looks up to see the girl with the long black hair.Roohi has been waiting for him. She wants a love story. And so it begins.An age-old tale of love and conflict, within families, between worlds, The Book of Gold Leaves is a heartbreaking tale of what might have been, what could have been, if only.