When The Sky Bleeds

Ashna Khan

Feb 2017 · Educreation Publishing

About this ebook

 When the sky bleeds is a tale of love, sacrifice, struggle, courage, poverty, betrayal and revenge. It's all about finding inner strength even when there's hardly any glimmer of hope. It concludes with conviction that where there's true love, there's way. At the centre of the action is a small village in Rajasthan. The story covers three generations and shows how when the time changes, everything around changes; however the women of the village remain doomed forever under the mercy of dominating men and selfish relatives. The protagonist of the story is a soft-spoken, kind hearted village woman - Bhoomi. True to her name, she remains patient like the earth, which bears all the misdoings of mankind. Then one fine day, just like the earth which when loses its patience, wreaks havoc; the protagonist Bhoomi emerges from the background and even in dire circumstances, stands for what truly belongs to her. How Bhoomi stands up for her loved ones, how she triumphs in spite of everything and becomes a testimony of love and sacrifice for the women folk around her, forms the crux of the story. As the story progresses, the action shifts between Mumbai and Rajasthan, unleashing an eager feeling of what could unfold next. The plight of the women, from the village to city, seems no different. This aspect touches one's heart and bleeds it profusely.

Ratings and reviews

It is quite ironic how when the sky bleeds has a protagonist at the core whose name is Bhoomi, meaning the earth. Ashna Khan blends in a tale of love, sacrifice and human emotions under the cast of dominating men and selfish relatives as suggested in the blurb. The story is slow initially, but once it picks up pace and starts going places, it becomes much more enchanting. It is not a story you can take lightly. It is powerful in its reach as a narration and probably comes from a powerful and strong woman. Some of the dialogues that will stay with me are: "This is the beauty of the desert, barren and hostile. Yet people do not abandon it. Love is also like that." "A man could kill a woman but what a crime it is fro a woman to slap a man." Loved the taunt and sarcastic dig taken on our society at places. Truly shows the authoress has a repertoire of literary skills up her sleeve. I will not dwell out more story plots as it will spoil a wonderful story that has been written immersed in the pool of writing. Cover: 3/5 Should have been more apt according to me. Story: 4.5/5 Narration: 4/5 Editing: 4.5/5 This book needs to be marketed well, with a few tactical changes to make it more accessible to readers.

I have Gone through the free sample of this book, this book is really so amazing and the story is indian based survival story. I will recommend to every one for this fiction books.

I am waiting this Fiction Novel, i read some sample chapter from publication house, its just awesome.This is one Indian woman survival story. i will refer to everyone to read this book.

About the author

 Ashna is from the city of joy Kolkata. She graduated from University of Calcutta. She started her career as a content writer. Then she leaped into the teaching profession. She teaches English literature at a high school. It's been around 4 years of teaching, she loves her job. She encourages and emphasizes on creative thinking among her pupils. However, writing has been her passion from her school days. She showed keen interest in participating in essay and poetry competitions. She has won several accolades as well. Writing is what she loves to do. She is an avid reader of fiction, non-fictional and poetry. She is very fond of Indian English literature. She is a realist. She loves to write real stories with characters that anyone could relate to in their day to day life. People, their emotions and places intrigue her, leading to the formation of plots. She believes emotions and complexities of relationships form a good basis for heart-touching, soul- stirring stories - the kind of stories which one can relate to. When the sky bleeds is her debut novel. It's all about relationships, emotions and struggles of life. Her passion for writing does not stop at fiction; she also loves writing poems and blogs in her free time. She still does content writing. She writes on various topics in her blog www.diaries9.com. You may reach us at Ashna Khan, Know more about Ashna by visiting, www.ashnakhan.com, or email her at [e-mail].