Supriya Sharma: Shahnaz Bashir’s second book that comprises vignettes from Kashmir succeeds in drawing attention to the human cost of the conflict, and to how draconian laws and excessive militarisation of the state have ravaged the lives of ordinary Kashmiris. […] Bullets are a recurring motif. They fly thick and fast through these stories, scarring the living, and pointing to the fear, claustrophobia and fragility of life in a conflict zone. Most of the characters are related to each other in some way and turn up unexpectedly throughout. This creates the effect of looking at a larger mosaic of damage and suffering; as if you’re reading a novel of interconnected stories. More here.