Restless: Instead of An Autobiography

Description

Restless by Aamer Hussein starts with the arrival at a new place, and this seems a fitting way to embark on the journey of reading this book which has been written and compiled “instead of an autobiography.” We begin by his recollection and are transported into the world of a 15-year-old boy who has reached London full of a sense of discovery. Particulars details help the reader experience a sense of actuality – whether it is how he is unaccustomed to late sunsets or how he would now opt for the cheap front seats at the cinema. Looking back to an old, lost time, Hussein manages nothing less than a feat of memory in being able to bring to life with many such vivid details.