A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn

Siddharth, a middle-aged schoolteacher, struggling with an unfinished manuscript, leads a solitary existence in a remote village in Shimla. Gautam, a twenty-two-year-old writer, burning with a desperate longing for romance, finds solace in Siddharth’s old essay on Thumri and spends years in search of him. Phil, a young Jewish traveller from Missouri, beset by a difficult alliance with his Christian girlfriend in the face of orthodoxy, travels around the world and meets Siddharth at a café in Manali. The answer to their longings resides in Siddharth’s letters and manuscript—the silent witnesses of the fate of two men and their love for each other.
“A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn” explores the depths of love and the power of writing that helps the human soul triumph over loneliness, alienation, and shame.

"Soul-searing..'.A Thousand Dreams Within Me Softly Burn' epitomizes and celebrates love as the ultimate source of inspiration and passion, taking the reader on a poignant journey of healing through writing. Intricately structured with a non-linear narrative consisting of letters and memories, the book exemplifies true transformative storytelling. Read it to be enthralled, moved, and inspired."
-- Erandi Palihakkara, Blogger, The Huffington Post

"A deep and thoughtful work of literary fiction. A testament of love for the written word and art in general. I enjoyed the storyline as it highlighted the author's commentary on classic novels while searching for meaning of self and human connection. Thought-provoking!"
-- J.M. Northup, author of The Wounded Warrior series