Dear Zahira, With Love: Love Letters Across Borders

Experience a powerful, heart-wrenching true story of love, separation, and survival across borders in Dear Zahira, With Love by Sachin NG!

About the Book: When Ghulam Ali briefly returns to his motherland of India, he crosses paths with Zahira, and she falls for him almost instantly. But India refuses to take him back. All Ghulam wants is to return to Lucknow and be with the woman he loves, but instead, he finds himself injured, starving, and trapped in a Hindu Refugee Camp in Lahore, wrongfully suspected of being a spy (jasoos). Having been forced to serve in the Pakistani Army, he is completely rejected by India. With no hope in sight across the border, Ghulam begins writing desperate letters to ministers, bureaucrats, journalists, and anyone who might listen—most importantly, to Zahira Raza, the love keeping him alive. Meanwhile, in 1950s Lucknow, Zahira navigates the daily struggles of being a working Muslim woman while holding onto a secret only Ghulam knows and dreaming of the day she can dance freely again. Told through an evocative exchange of love letters, Dear Zahira, With Love (previously published as Hindu Refugee Camp, Lahore) brings to light the extraordinary true story of Havaldaar Ghulam Ali, whose tale of longing and resilience is as urgent and relevant today as ever.

Key Features & Benefits:

• Based on a True Story: Chronicles the real-life experiences of Havaldaar Ghulam Ali, offering a deeply personal window into the aftermath of Partition.

• Unique Epistolary Format: Beautifully structured as an exchange of intimate letters that capture the emotional depth of long-distance longing and survival.

• Rich Historical Setting: Set in 1950s India and Pakistan, exploring themes of identity, displacement, family, and the quiet resilience of working women.

• The Perfect Gift: An emotionally resonant and unforgettable present for lovers of historical fiction, romance, and powerful biographical literature.