#Book Review: Little Maryam by Hamid Baig

The Plot

Saadiq is   a  professor at Stanford University  who is better known now as Einstein of 21st century .From the  memories of Saadiq’s   childhood , the best memories are of times spent with Little Maryam .  He played with her , cared for her , shared many emotions with her  , especially near the huge banyan tree .

When  the emotional  friendship bond was slowly getting converted to love just then   the   circumstances change , Saadiq and Maryam had to move apart . Saadiq traverses the journey from just being a gardener’s son to a professor at University who  even gets awarded with a nobel prize. One day when he  receives a phone call  from India , he leaves all his duties and responsibilities immediately and hurriedly boards a flight.  He finds his childhood love Maryam having met with an accident .  The accident leaves her  brain empty of many past memories . But Saadiq’s heart beats romantic again when he notices  the extraordinary meteorite ring made by Saadiq adorned by Maryam’s  finger. The love is energized again  , the childhood soulmates  decide to reunite and they get married .   Once again the destiny poses complexity when a phonecall comes from a man named Salman who claims to be Maryam’s husband . Saadiq has to enquire a lot  to  confirm about Salman and when clouds of doubt start disappearing , he comes to know of Sania , daughter of Maryam . Now you have to read on to find what twist  the fate of   Saadiq and Maryam takes . Its a beautiful and emotional read afterwards how Saadiq embraces Maryam’s heart  forever , eternally .

My thoughts after reading the book

Its a lovely emotional love story . The author has depicted the feelings of love,intimacy , passion, envy , sacrifice so beautifully . The second part of the book is so  gripping  that  I just couldn’t get up before  knowing the end of the heart rendering love story  .  The debut author Hamid Baig has wonderfully narrated the heart of Saadiq which limitlessly loves Maryam . The part when  the novel emerges with Maryam’s daughter came so much  alive in front of my eyes   that  my heart pumped faster and I could feel the storyline in my tears too .   Overall I would say that it’s an eternal love story .

Those few  words from the book which made a special place in my heart :-

*We , as human beings are the only ones with the power to help or hurt ourselves or others .

*Not every man with a heart is understanding , not every man with ears is a listener .

*We can’t fear dictate our lives.

At the end I must say that I really enjoyed the novel and if you too  love UNCONDITIONAL  LOVE then it’s a very good pick for you .