Book: Brothers in Arms
Q1. Please introduce yourself so that the readers will get to know you better.
Born in Northern India, Punjab in 1965. I am the youngest in the family of four kids. At the age of 5, I arrived in the UK with my mum with my three elder sisters. I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s. The world landscape was changing in every design. The music, the air, the people, and the acceptance of who we are.
Now turning 56, I have three adult children and I have taught them to be free, be honest with yourselves, be who you are and don’t forget your culture.
Q2. When did you first realize you wanted to be an author?
At the age of 15, I was in a special class for English at school. This made me work harder to prove myself. I struggle with mt English because I write what I think.
Q3. From where did you have the idea to write your book “Brothers in Arms”?
I used to work in London Bridge and on the fateful day that the twin towers were hit, we were in a meeting with the BBC. That changed my life and the idea formed over the next so many years.
Q4. What do you like to do when you’re not writing?
a. Playing and watching golf
b. Going for long walks
c. Reading, books are our wealth.
Q5. Please tell the readers something about your book Deliverance?
Deliverance was my redemption and my deliverance. It was a man on a journey to learn who he was. A man given a second chance to live his life by god. Go back to earth and safe lives. In the process he was healing himself and realized that within us is god and bad. God and Satan are one, but we need to accept this as human beings. We need essentially to love ourselves. This book is very personal journey of me because I was that character. It took me out of a dark place and back into the light.
Q6. How is life in UK? Do you miss India? Which country you actually love more and why?
Leaving India at 5 years old was a new adventure. For me I could not miss it. Now as a grown adult, I do miss it and I have two homes. I will always be Indian at heart and my kids will call me a freshie. I live in the UK and this is my home.
Q7. What are you working on next? Are you planning to release another book soon?
A few years ago, I was in Barcelona for a meeting. On the way back , sitting on a train, I was watching a young couple , around 18 /19 years old so much in love. They were travelling to the airport, first holiday, journey. So, a book formed in my head about these two young kids. A book essentially about LOVE. I am fascinated by love and its my first chance to really explore it in a sensitive manner.
Q8. What do you hope your readers take away from your books?
A sense of love, compassion, laughter. I want them to immerse themselves into the characters and feel their love, be in there shoes.
Q9. Your book “Brothers in Arms” has a character that joined army. Do you belong to a military family?
My father and his brother tried to join the Indian army before we came to the UK, but they were not accepted on medical grounds.
For me I have always loved history and the forces resonate in my heart and I feel them and I cry. I had to write this story.
Q10. Lastly, do you want to give any advice to readers and aspiring writers?
Just be you, words are like musical notes on a music script. Let those notes flow, play and hum in your mind. Don’t be afraid of what people will think and say, just be you
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