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While not normally the type of book I go in for, this one managed to hook me with its characters. While I can't say I liked the main character of Dr. Haider, he has his moments and was a very interesting man to read about.

I did find that as an American reader this book required a lot more suspension of disbelief than I'm used to from a romance/literary story. Some of the things the characters in India did that were treated as normal I found a little hard to believe. I had to simply take it on faith that this was a cultural difference and something I might not necessarily understand.

There were some issues I had outside of this. The dialogue in the book felt a little stilted to me at times, and like the characters were sometimes overexplaining things. Not all the time, and not so much that it ruined the experience, but enough that I couldn't stay completely immersed the whole time.

Overall, if you like a character-driven love story with a bittersweet ending, give this one a shot and I don't think you'll be disappointed.


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Little Maryam A second chance romance with a shocking twist edition by Hamid Baig Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews

Dr. Saadiq Haider is a wunderkind. He is a star graduate of Harvard Medical School and a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Literally waiting to go onstage, he gets a phone call from a hospital in India where Maryam, his long-lost childhood sweetheart, has been brought in and the closest thing she has to an ID is the ring he carved for her decades before from a piece of meteorite.

Haider is self-centered, arrogant, pushy — not a great ideal for humanity. One of the things pushing him, though, was the loss of that same sweetheart when he was sent to prison for a murder he didn’t commit. Her father insisted that she marry another man rather than wait for him, and he has not seen her since - decades ago.

When she appears in his life again, he is in paradise — especially when she does not remember anything since shortly before his arrest. They are living an idyllic life together — until her husband and daughter make their appearance in his life.

He gave Maryam his heart back when they were children. Despite all of his other flaws — and there are many — it’s in the right place. It always will be.
I have to be honest, an honesty and admission that’s probably not fair, I don’t usually trust a man with romances or female leads in love stories. There, I said it. So often, I’ve found, they struggle to really portray the complexities and the innate strength of womanhood. Too often they write in stereotypes- this woman wears red lipstick and acts like a harlot, this woman severely wears her hair back and dons flats so she must be studious. We women are more, much more, than simple tropes. We phase in and out of our roles as mother, lover, daughter beautifully. The author of Little Maryam gets that.
He wrote a love story that is wonderful, so full of context, and tragic. Somehow, even from the beginning, a reader can feel the heartache in the writing.
Saadiq, a character you come to love so completely by the end of the book, starts out quite rough. When the reader meets him he’s nearly knocking over travelers at an airport as well as knocking back scotch and xanex. Worse, he knows he’s no walk in the park. He just doesn’t care.
Read the book.
I have a love/hate relationship with romance novels. Either I really love them or I really hate them. Fortunately, I really love Little Maryam by Hamid Baig. I think my love of this book stems from the fact that it is more than just a romance; it’s a man’s life, his entire life as seen through his relationship with his soulmate, as well as one journalist’s fascination with finding some hope and fulfillment in seeing this man’s story through to the very end. It’s as much about exploring a man’s humanity as it is about romance, showing that even those constantly under the public eye—actors, comedians, Nobel Prize winners—are human, too.

Told from the point of view of a journalist bugging him for his story, Little Maryam investigates the life of (fictional) Nobel Prize winner Dr. Saadiq Haider. From his humble beginnings as a gardener’s son and his love for the Colonel’s daughter to his scientific endeavors and five-year stint in prison, journalist Anne Miller—and, by extension, the reader—learns almost everything about the mysterious, unhappy Saadiq. Emphasis on “almost.” For the rest of the story, you’ll have to go to Maryam herself, which is exactly what Anne does—but not without helping facilitate and record the reunion of the star-crossed lovers. Through Saadiq and Maryam, the readers receive the answers to the most tantalizing bits of Saadiq’s life How did Saadiq end up in prison? Why isn’t he currently with Maryam if he loves her so much? And why is he returning to India now and in such a hurry?

Hamid crafts a complex, beautiful narrative that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. You’ll feel the full gamut of emotions for almost every character—even Anne, the narrator of the frame narrative—and just when you think you have someone figured out, you’ll find out that your judgment wasn’t quite on-point.

I only had one small problem with this book, namely that I noticed some proofreading errors common to indie and small-print books, such as missing words and missing or misplaced punctuation. However, these errors weren’t so big as to detract from my enjoyment, so I don’t have any problems giving this book 5 out of 5 stars.

All in all, Little Maryam is a wonderful romance novel. Still, it’s for more than just romance fans. Anyone who loves well-written, character-driven novels will appreciate it as well. There is plenty of compelling plot points, but I feel that the emphasis is more on character development than plot, so those who measure the quality of the book from its plot might not be as excited about it. Regardless, you’ll be doing yourself a disservice if you don’t read this book just because your focus is more on plot or you don’t like romances. Variety is the spice of life, after all!
While not normally the type of book I go in for, this one managed to hook me with its characters. While I can't say I liked the main character of Dr. Haider, he has his moments and was a very interesting man to read about.

I did find that as an American reader this book required a lot more suspension of disbelief than I'm used to from a romance/literary story. Some of the things the characters in India did that were treated as normal I found a little hard to believe. I had to simply take it on faith that this was a cultural difference and something I might not necessarily understand.

There were some issues I had outside of this. The dialogue in the book felt a little stilted to me at times, and like the characters were sometimes overexplaining things. Not all the time, and not so much that it ruined the experience, but enough that I couldn't stay completely immersed the whole time.

Overall, if you like a character-driven love story with a bittersweet ending, give this one a shot and I don't think you'll be disappointed.