Trouble with Links on Website

A kind reader has pointed out a few troubles with links on my website, Kahany.org.

• The purchase links to "The Boy Who Flew" are, in fact, not live yet, but will be coming soon.
• "A Window in the Wall and Other Stories" is available now in e-book format, and should be available in soft-cover within days. 
• The "Window" buy-book link does not show the book's correct cover; that should be corrected soon.
• A new improved and expanded glossary is on its way.

Thanks for your patience as we get the kinks worked out.

Launching my website, facebook page, and books

Hello everybody,

It's so exciting for me to be embarking on this journey. I  have a new website, a brand new blog, and the four  published books. I hope you will enjoy my stories and I will have a chance to talk to you often. I believe Flannery O' Connor once wrote, and I paraphrase,  that there's no telling what you will find after you take a turn - it is as much true of fiction as it is of life.The interesting thing is that each imitates the other, and does it so successfully that it becomes impossible to distinguish one from the other. Sometimes the boundaries between the two come crashing down. We live vicariously the lives of our heroes and heroines. We also relive the lives of people who lived long time ago and now exist only in history books. If fiction were not so important to our lives, then why do we need it and crave it so often?

I would love your comments -- I want to hear from you once you've read my stories.

Visit my new website ShahzadRizvi.com

A Window in the Wall and Other Stories

The lively short stories in this collection are set in India and the United States.  In the title story, a student falls in love with his mysterious neighbor, who would be perfect...if she weren't dead.  In "Rage," an actor makes a shattering discovery about the young man he has killed in anger.  In "Break-up," a husband reaches the wrong conclusion about his wife's emotional withdrawal. 

Available for Nook at Nookbook http://search.barnesandnoble.com/A-Window-in-the-Wall-and-Other-Stories/Shahzad-Rizvi/e/2940011173035/?itm=5&USRI=a+window+in+the+wall

Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Window-Wall-Other-Stories-ebook/dp/B004JU2320/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1296222157&sr=1-1

Other E-book formats  http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/36824,

and coming soon as a paperback at http://www.wordclay.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=63828

Visit my new website ShahzadRizvi.com

Mayu: The Life of a Finnish Woman

Mayu, a brilliant woman, can't seem to get her relationships right.  She vows to avoid the fate of her long-suffering mother, married to an abusive alcoholic, yet her husband torments her with his compulsive womanizing. How can she balance a career, motherhood, and her quest for love? Can she be happy in her new romance with an Indian colleague, or is it a personal and cultural bridge too far?

Available for Nook at http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Mayu-the-Life-of-a-Finnish-Woman/Shahzad-Rizvi/e/9781458110107/?itm=2&USRI=mayu

Kindle http://www.amazon.com/Mayu-Life-Finnish-Woman-ebook/dp/B004JU22EO/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1296221916&sr=1-6

All e-book formats at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/35827

And in paperback at http://www.wordclay.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=63688

Visit my new website ShahzadRizvi.com

The Last Resident: The Love Story of a British Official and an Indian Princess

British diplomat Nigel is in love with India and Muslim culture, but not with his titled wife, Pamela.  Instead, he has fallen for the daughter of the ruler of the princely state where he serves, a married Muslim princess.  Everything about this relationship is impossible, yet Nigel and Mehru are consumed with each other.  When Nigel is accused of murdering Pamela, he certainly has a motive.  But did he do it?

 Available for Nook at  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/The-Last-Resident/Shahzad-Rizvi/e/9781604818260/?itm=1&USRI=the+last+resident

Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text&field-keywords=the+last+resident&x=12&y=17

All other e-book formats at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/34002

And as a paperback at http://www.wordclay.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=63428

Visit my new website ShahzadRizvi.com

Behind the Veil

In this novel, Rashida, an Indian Muslim woman with a questing spirit, falls in love with an author whose work she admires, sight unseen.  During years of turmoil in India, his fate is unknown, but Rashida refuses other suitors.  When he appears at last, she marries him, and gets her first glimpse of him on their wedding night.  He proves to be repulsive, egotistical, and ultimately treacherous, throwing her emotions and her family's fortunes into chaos.  She begins an affair with a young teacher, threatening her family's honor.  But is he the one, or will he break her heart as well?  Rashida's story unfolds against a backdrop of Indian history, and reveals a world of culture and tradition, some in transition and some unchanging.

Available for Nook at  http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Behind-the-Veil/Shahzad-Rizvi/e/9780983188513/?itm=1&USRI=behind+the+veil

For Kindle at http://www.amazon.com/Behind-the-Veil-ebook/dp/B004FV4SEY/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1296221722&sr=1-6

In all other e-book formats at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/33379

And in paperback at http://www.wordclay.com/BookStore/BookStoreBookDetails.aspx?bookid=63343

Visit my new website ShahzadRizvi.com

Introducing Hodgepodge

I want to use this new blog to write about books, and India, and writing, and communication, and travel, and families, and the whole gamut of subjects, hence the name "hodgepodge."
A word about me. I am a writer, author of three novels and two books of short stories.  I was born and raised in India, but have made my home in the United States. I've been a professor and a civil servant. Two of my novels are set in India, "Behind the Veil" and "The Last Resident," as are some of my stories.  The third novel, "Mayu," is a portrait of a brilliant, complex Finnish woman living in the U.S., trying to find happiness and make peace with her difficult past.  You can explore my writing and find my books (available as ebooks or in paperback) at my website, http://www.kahany.org.