Saffron in the Hay Yard by Farzana Aqib

Saffron

in the Hay Yard

History is contagious, it never says goodbye. This novel written by Farzana Aqib is a true event of history a story that had stayed away from the scene under thick layers of centuries old dust. The events that occurred long before our time, but not only reappeared in the living memories of those who were present at that time, but materialized in the present domain of time very much living and breathing, as in a stripped - down ruthless reality. It's all about getting on the same page where we had left the history and its untold story arguaably undecided and unfinished. The continuity of the past in the presentrealm of time, shows, how absurdly we overlooked the facts and remained so oblivion and nondenensical of the truth and roots that we actually built our own world on the carcass of those fantasist who actually sacrificed their glory in the anticipation of a better horizons. It is witnessed, when a tide recedes it leaves behind an imprint until the next tide rubs it out to write its own story, but when history evades it leaves behind a preserved petrified form, an impression like fossils.

Farzana Aqib

Farzana Aqib

About the author:

Farzana Aqib (born in Lahore) is a Pakistani Novelist, journalist, human rights activist, poetess and the celebrity anchor person of a famous tv show of Pakistan's television corporatiom in mid 80's, she is the  author of a much acclaimed English novel A Thousand Obolos Coins "based on the crimes committed against women folks world over, she received multiple awards from many women organisations for her courage to highlighting the  traumatic and miserable plight of Muslim women globally. She is the author of four English novels, her list of books includes her four poetry books. In 80's and 90's she worked with the leading English (the Nation) and Urdu ( the Jung group) Newspapers of Pakistan, and wrote and compiled awards winning articles and supplements highlighting social issues, she was the youngest stage secretary and youth leader of human rights society of Pakistan and got appreciation awards from many governments and private organisations from time to time, she got appreciation-excellence and presidential awards from president Muhammad khan junajo and from prime minister Benazir Bhutto, and from the care taker president wasim sajjad for highlighting educational andsocial issues pertaining industry, social stratum the youth and the Pakistani women, recently she received excellence award for herservices for women empowerment from Ms parveen sarwar, begum Govener of Punjab and from Lahore chamber of commerce and industry in 2019, she was awarded one of the most empowered women of Pakistan by rotary international in the year 1986-87 she was awarded with a scholarship from the government of Pakistan to study abroad in Canada as her tv show Darakhshan was iconic for the Pakistani youth and cwy youth scholarship was based on her program and to encourage her shows participants and the talented Pakistani and Canadian youth. On May 31 1998 she got married to the famous internationalcricket celebrity Aqib javed and now they are parents of one daughter Uqba Aqib, Her father Mohammad ayub Khan was a veteran of freedom movement and close associate of Mohammed All Jinnah and a historian author of 11 history books. Presently she is working as brand ambassador of various social charitable organisations like "Bdf and Stand tall we all foundations, she is living between Dubai and Pakistian.

                                                                                   

                                                            

My Review:

I fully enjoyed reading this novel a true story from history. Very well written by Farzana Aqib. When she writes she is so decriptive it feels like you are there in place and time.  Her writting is of the muslin women and how they live. The culture  is very different then how we as American women live. And shame women here are not satisfied. American women have a wonderful life and freedom and liberties these women do not have.  The cruilty and rapeing of the women is awful. But Farzana hides nothing she tells it as it is. You will stay glued to the pages to read the story of Roma.  roma is living in the slums and gets a chance to go to college. She  takes it and its paid for for 4 years.  She gets to liv e with a wealthy woman and her family in exchange for working for them. Mean time she falls in love with the son Ali.  His mother is beside herself and what she won't pull to get her way about this relationship. Beautiful story from slum to  Riches and from Riches to the slum. I was interested in the title of the book. But I thought about it and to me Saffron is expensive compared to Hay. So I got the riches to the slum. This story has a twist in it. Loved it. When you can pick up this novel by Farzana Aqib.  5 stars