Somewhere between soil and smoke

Arjun was born in a small village where the earth smelled of rain and red mud. At six years old, he leaves it behind after a flood changes everything. What follows is not a story about becoming fearless. It's a story about being afraid of almost everything - and moving anyway. From crowded school buses and silent family sacrifices to first love, heartbreak, friendships, scooters, city lights, and unanswered questions, Somewhere Between Soil and Smoke traces the slow, imperfect journey of a boy trying to become someone he can live with. Told in fragments that feel intimate, cinematic, and painfully honest, this coming-of-age novel explores fear, identity, family, love, and the quiet courage of continuing forward even when you don't know where life is going. For anyone who has ever felt lost, left behind, or still "inside the story," this book will feel like sitting beside someone on a late-night bus ride home - listening to them tell the truth for the first time. "I'm still scared of most of the things. I do them anyway".

Pagina's: 56, Paperback, Independently published