{"product_id":"conversations-with-my-father-moneeza-hashmi-ukdfc","title":"Conversations with my father - Moneeza Hashmi","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the Reader:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo what took me so long to get this book started?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good question!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirstly, I am still struggling with myself, having lived in the “semi” limelight for most of my life. Partly as the daughter of a great poet; partly as the sister of a great painter; partly on management posts of the only TV public broadcaster in Pakistan; partly as the only woman to head the programming of a public broadcaster; partly as the mother of two talented and wonderful professionals in their own right. And so on and so forth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt may be hard to believe that as time has moved on, my own desire to stand on centre stage and think, “Wow this feels great!” has diminished considerably. I prefer to manage from behind the scenes and let others in the family be in the spotlight and applaud their performances.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSecondly, this has been a private matter between myself and my father. The letters I mean. He wrote them to me and at the time none of us probably ever thought they would get published.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo, is this the right thing to be doing is a question which has plagued me and continues to do. Am I breaking a sacred trust here? Am I guilty of some sort of a betrayal to perhaps the only person I am indebted to for so much in this life? Do I want to share these private moments with the world at large?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill anybody actually understand the bond I shared (and still share) with my father? This is one side of him that no one (other than my sister) ever knew. Do I want to give even away and make it public?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd hence the hesitation, the anxiety, the holding back, the delay, until it became a nagging thought.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd here I am, at the very beginning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd it begins, a journey back through time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA journey which will cause me (some) pain and heartache, as well as joy as I relive the past. A journey which will make me rethink relationships; a journey which will probably make me wish I had not taken it up but nonetheless a journey which may make me feel relieved to have taken it up; a journey in which I must ask for forgiveness and understanding (in advance) of all those who I may hurt, embarrass, scratch or irritate. That never was, or ever could be, my intention. But it is a journey of love and a tribute to the one human being, who I know loved me unconditionally, hugged me, held my hand, gave me a smile in those times when I felt lost, alone and abandoned.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA person, who I too (in my own very limited way), have loved back unconditionally despite that time and again I wanted to have a confrontation with him, yell at him, fight with him, tell him off or forsake him. And who now, in the twilight of my life, I miss more than when he was actually present here with me.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd so, dear reader, I present to you, Faiz Ahmad Faiz, the father.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitle: Conversations with my father\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Moneeza Hashmi\u003cbr\u003eSubject: Memoirs, Biography\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9693534069\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003eNumber of Pages: 160\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2022\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sang-e-meel Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52897493844199,"sku":"9693534069","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/2489\/2647\/files\/9693534069.MAIN-434255.jpg?v=1792727968","url":"https:\/\/bookshaven.shop\/products\/conversations-with-my-father-moneeza-hashmi-ukdfc","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}