Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Against the Grain
Against the Grain
Against the Grain
Ebook285 pages5 hours

Against the Grain

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

He started life in the simple world of a Kashmiri village. Here, each day was the same as ones gone before. Then one day, his parents announced that he is to go and live with relatives in England. They hoped for him to have a better life. Little did they know!



We are taken on a journey with the boy as he becomes man in the newly developing multi-cultural world of the 1970s. We are given a glimpse into his life lived against the grain.



With him, we encounter John Steinbeck, Bruce Springsteen and much more besides. We learn about his community as it becomes a part of the British landscape.



With him, we also go on a faith adventure....




This is a wonderfully written story, full of human interest. Britain has long been multicultural but few of us understand what it is like to stand in the migrant's shoes. Rich in insight, uplifting in spirit, full of hope; this is a book for those who want to better understand contemporary society.
Dr Paul Bendor-Samuel



It is crucial to judge this book by its cover. It goes against the grain because there are few Pakistanis who can articulate the issues as well when it comes to being abruptly uprooted from one culture only to "make-a-go-of-it" in another. It goes against the grain because the author retains links to his heritage, while achieving full assimilation into British society.



Steve Bell
LanguageEnglish
PublisherXlibris UK
Release dateNov 12, 2012
ISBN9781479732845
Against the Grain
Author

Khalad Hussain

Khalad Hussain spent his early years in Azad Kashmir. As he entered his teens he was sent to England for a better future. Having already fallen in love with learning, he took full advantage of the educational opportunities on offer in his New World. He also began to write at an early age. Against the Grain is Khalad's first book.

Related to Against the Grain

Related ebooks

Biography & Memoir For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Against the Grain

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    Against the Grain - Khalad Hussain

    )FOabook_preview_excerpt.html\۲#qvPTVH ҖŕDSЋ 8KUsrA \뒕U5oο4CM~fyS.5o>3Y3s]sYn91f;~Xf|wSlq62K!,x˟g#69 <9~ 6,cF,?ZOv!sH=VR]:M|cyۡ[ZJbw|Ix,CghNR~Oospѯtmi>77` 5aNK= ҧakNq݅ 㗰'n5!4talna䈳9 }#|t R;a^Y8c"8o  ܺx4 0KwXܜcLUSoyߥy~z72S1,~bg֟Gl)TȲ6LI{lkjwI($@ΉZ!Z0c)t솊[hRj"᜺vV<'* W2+gw .@Pf>4k}8 2a76$$wE4MP"gpJ9yf;4Nyxƕ7ꛅB 㴦 ]-k"1S5Q廸oMo ٿ n2-7\tj{Lu4@7xИ?yƵYT?ܫdɶ~K^me]ir n{ =O\qM|=z'1-\r }1ưێ>F~>O,y8O'caҞYnWuʑА`:tA(\+Sc4; Y`uq9#E.-{mcwP 8N5HA{dUxS# F|p| ZƯKྣ]x3m󥢰Ghr0n̤{C衠~?^$v@ߝڲ{I^K; w}JmYN*?,c?z0 3 L1eWaMT րh8Exa]y5Qnu!4'OqN!Z~Sv |8IEt PWm $0$>>{Zw:o|Qר' '-˲ɝiJ;B)'sXPmY>@P;Xb pvT4>vak=_nҴȫZ; #.`!6ᐹk):Pa*4/_F>Rr]hm}gZ'r`sh:`)?Sٵ;@_ =eSeeECx2wТG a]!8NbF$Itp+̗jQy\3Pl/Ly.Ε~0 LQ:fi9{- LG7Gٔb=HĻn'A:l,]?@Q048>cJxq-xc>u Lq)3/OH[~w u;|(\' _͗s+F~4d>`cxnnLgžo>NSI6AWOɽX:ct'ۡ.;_)=pۛ*+)I48REs᝿KͲVɑ!"࿠G3_͍͌U@4c`:,l dl~ǻL{ 1wgŜa 8φ8.I )aBelMZWrB6"@*#*p+pyZfqGr-% 6ýo]ҍ=Wyo648Zi= [Fҳ:lB|G tk+s;\1vkOQ9.ƔU<]7[gFFAY<e1Zu61`U)׮J@.PTX\ r8n' |JF%Şq%  0~\Woc+#?,:F;սc(I-~ mAa "?!H9(N;p2)&dFgO{I|T0vBnOeOQ2[ ?ߣFIe5`|8c,œ|gW Ǐ3S ؆G[4Cn8 C9S15B#2$h,rJc'񔟅 yȎ≩ff:C^u]녂^6u)/]wr? !dk S!"%xJ9# n D 4G^^bI"3_imm ٗ~??rC8@4LhϷ+s+my %OJJ ,'u< ʦ.ƛ $-;NuX-vp#e%x &DNcB~M|Hm^5R6-g~gwk:C嵦}Z- ,a2r9‘vwN5ЙeF`-* ,4.NM"xx$?J1<:$LYhr\4 $>t8t$ȸ cl`wz(V=~y8 cE[ILȷ7ǣ>.A;K"}n0&,k#GD ~?loHD/㎂t l7KqIdXyɔ<_U-\:^Ym%MKXω:*#9oUh2@3SM+J'`W-L@'s~zO?9UZ'=5*U?d);.-YV/FniOz,qaSU܃QDIj7i{Ũ|U4.Y]&eZk1#PNa\n@Ƽ'm9!o7` #||&m-C>YaϴǭΖ*r* ` rVҮM\cl//'Z Pv'#B8ٴfƷ5ū6f8%p8r^]js&'4دZGs/ cx,j$wȹ??B8&K*ԤP v;֏ el>pƃĪ2bY9Cv*j"C߬`&6ѣmkϟIJ^UGA:e:QeFi`F[ c#S3\R !_u&"b;oH'ef%H[I=ǟ 1=%w%bJ{lwy+[3#ͬ=S m>XDG)ۀ\^]48D|# %j"։xzH"%  o^ |{K\a)6=Rui {39 ןj)Wbǥ|e7p#& xZo>2غꭓs~ʻN}sJ$bKWH/1|jyWV#xȋ̴.E [)C5wUl$Z)[I&N*Ev|s܋RE*g%B`{ϠaUbg@`6!ɶ,"aL횯>4EgΕwZtcJTgi`%ly?eգ>CI ҜR38wK&o_dI%0ü; o$aZ9J5óbaUFoj= L$;R瓥aL@f+ {NV#W5s2"c6.kkhAE~f"7U`HlmβVzPo=w;%ͽd@M@X4UR٤ƣ=FVmP[/ۛ25W):Fkf-0=@\W+|әa)gX\ⴧzdv, ˖?YuPK9+]nWSJ9bS74F%ؙ'9p8DGWb7;yio6.qa/rݱ&OW^̄hR?{W4Mwk?A%7Pv{8+.bn~m ҆ c=gWe}Ti>V}6Q[JV Q]ÿ=Q52T2n:ɉ#vNF&Bg+k{|^rnª&+=fpzX!_ r&/2oIwa- y0aNpj^ģ;?wشHA|$Bք#C_WfXDE炙n'0X2dc>䃌9-f%$VWl Sq9}8Qw? %߽3 cG.X`7.뻵aYzENh*{UZ|n," 3,fѯg-Ѷ{IŖf&8kzrcØg4d[ -/dѴ9[$9KJx enô)ǏK:\̃eyd`-~BΨ"|E{(oe/}iI vJ”29Ug*<5:{i=`y|H?j_&WӼo,sfE|KlD<]+CnTAEnȫxw3tf0?۶N%_בYaʃb|RTޑ0uWfLbn -GX1?_Wf> ?*U0Sɚ3hvRpޙ( 7k#*}og6!Ix-BQyNZKY'nv{85|k8q!D_dU[dXr "f{lr$MyGb[ĴVoO;u2uTH߇WۓpP_iyztMXlR ?1.Ui9Ѭnwle uK'nP_Gog5ޥ0w58e\PiQ:g$I:]z|E~-;9 g^pRIFKC@=7Sx%ޤwVzů>Lˮ4xgY{R.SRfsQGuOUFf^%&[*pǿ8pp6mZ9^Yc3ΆfN&mgTܞԚFI>/bBΓM,!C3Nio|>AZDhp+A:bdʥ@L%)m=']7b>-i#%]Qs8 )n?:E''DHW#ڦ la?.E+5-5?ҘOyNTKa@j#(ʇZnNȮMuP1ޒr~ 6}T,UO>m92*(c\ *$R]| B|\:g0IxnKLh)&gmÚ$F7K/(g,ѦerJ_zZcM@`2T!P{H.;$Oۤ12TfJ!#D[0j$E$]/^l@:1 Re+'SQ3<; a]%A&S*> mly=6k'B29ty.%(=>)|%Vjs̟$b YĦ͍7=In\skʇd߾Z[yYr> W:CEJПDW`ֹmFduqNj<}SOݦ@򚖨ruޔޚ~ϵcOTŰVg2nlRٞ}R$rM8{-)w^`}棗ߗ\k%*@I0 ,9HSlG>t&Vw:VYnD l~)i{^aem:sjsX?O^ɶfm˛M YGhJߙ,-C<\Uys\|秿݋pD_>󯘕IaG!tV*"VP96r[3b pso=BհΈ!vpm 7ә5.mKIƂ:] ,Cyo<Hꇔv N o<\gu7V[-~NrمFOw 2hsDbF)k\<Ƚ4*['8lO,`}܆Ҏ*mq֡\1?, vL9Nžd"{,+SrTt>WuJ=L"HՏ\W#?u=\'bz1]z^|]KDMJijq86_1Jg+23*q[yhtcPv[ pl)ȟh[խj3K(=X]݊!y/WFl%t גR_XŠQUxWh5|@f04xcJ i2q;zg!;g2â>x\⹆t$FIuBݍ'2b ${,c0).fh\4Hc 1x>#[']GaK
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1