Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.
““He’s lucky that Artemis’ light triumphed over Tennebris’ darkness,” Kael muttered as he paced towards his destination.”

“Dream large he thought, chase those dreams, at the end of the day the music he loved was something only for himself.”

“This here is the Red Djinn (the red one duly nodded), this is the Blue Djinn (the blue one opened his lips, his attempt at a smile, perhaps) and I am the Green Djinn.”

“The man had then advanced on Leila and she was frozen in fear; no spell came to her mind but there was a shout from behind and a blast and the man disappeared.”

“Cole then jerked his index fingers up, and with a scream of extreme agony, Hades expelled every soul he had ever devoured.”

“After his father’s death, she was the one who spent her nights working on a sewing machine so they could survive and not die of hunger.”

“The foggy dream reminded that the man was none other than the Vizier who lost his life in the dark of the previous night.”

“Although the Fraternity of Spirits is always watching over everyone in all the Kingdoms, it gives the prayer the free will to choose the next in line on its own.”

““Through here and please do not waste your appointment this time,” she warned me, her voice stern.”

“The beautiful scenes, the great magic stone and Duty-Toy factories and the fine background of mountains are so captivating.”

“The students they taught were young adolescents, who had pressures to study, and the same time, told to enjoy their lives.”

“Acceptance of pain heals our pain, acceptance of grief makes us a source of light not only for ourselves but also for others.”

“The children playing with marbles held long scriptures, and read it aloud, in a beautiful choir, which soothed the soul of the man.”

“Light brown silky straight hair, big beady eyes, and an angelic little face – his features made him look so innocent.”

Our authors, in their own words and in the press.
سلمان کا شعری اسلوب بےحد رواں اور منفرد ہے۔ اس کتاب میں ان کی یہی خوبی نمایاں ہے۔ انھوں نے بہت سے موضوعات پر قلم اٹھایا ہے اور ان کے ہر شعر میں شاعری سے محبت جھلکتی ہے۔یہی نہیں بلکہ وہ کمال کی منظرنگاری پیش کرنے کا بھی ہنر جانتے ہیں
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ہر کتاب کا ایک خانہ ادھورا ہوتا ہے اور اس ادھورے کونے کو قاری اپنے تصور کے رنگوں سے بھر دیتا ہے۔ بہت سی باتیں ان کہی رہ جاتی ہیں مگر سننے والا ان ان کہے الفاظ کا بھی مفہوم اخذ کرلیتا ہے اور اسی طرح بہت سی کہانیاں نامکمل ہوتی ہیں مگر دیکھنے والے کی نگاہ اسے مکمل کر دیتی ہے۔یہ کتاب ناتمام قصوں اور کہانیاں کا گھر ہے اور انھیں مکمل کرنے کا اختیار قاری کا تصور محفوظ رکھتا ہے۔
”اِک پرخیال“بنیادی طور پر بہت سی تحریروں پر مبنی ہے۔اس میں موجود دلچسپ مضامین قاری کی توجہ کا مرکز بنتے ہیں۔اس کتاب کے ذریعے منیرہ قریشی نے دراصل قاری کو بہت اچھی اچھی نصیحتوں سے نوازا ہے۔ اپنے احساسات وخيالات کو لفظ کے پیرہن میں سموتے ”اک پرخيال!“ مختلف النوع موضوعات کا ایک ایسا آئینہ ہے جو فاضل مصنفہ کے دلی جذبات کا عکاس ہے
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