The Bliss of Autumn

Book excerpt: The series revolves around the journey of two brothers who had lost everything to the British occupation of India. The year is 1940 and the Germans are about to invade Great Brittan while both the brothers are stuck in obstacles of their own, trying to find freedom from the tyrants, Fate had other plans for the two and their acquaintances.The older brother, sent to join the British army, was to fight against the incoming Germans. Finding no reason to fight a war that was against the enemy's enemy he decided to make a run for it. He was caught deserting and placed inside a prison near London awaiting his punishment. The younger brother, still in India, decides to sneak his way onto a British yacht as a janitor. The yacht is full of British upperclassmen and is headed home, the yacht loses its course due to thunderstorms and the young boy is left thinking if he would even be able to see his brother one last time. The series engulfs the point of view of both brothers in alternating chapters. While one chapter tells the story of the older brother, the other shares the journey of the younger.