Asmara’s Summer

“If there is one thing that can warm the soul, take you on a trip down memory lane or help you connect with yourselves, it’s a good coming-of-age story, where every scene is painted with the hues of transition and self-discovery. One such is Bengaluru-based author Andaleeb Wajid’s book’s TV adaptation Dil Dosti Dilemma – releasing on April 25 – which promises one such journey full of raw emotions and tender moments while weaving a story of growth, love, and resilience.”

— The New Indian Express · Newspaper review

“Asmara’s grandparents live on Bangalore’s Tannery Road, an area known for its lower-middle-class Muslim residents – an area she’s always ensured she’s avoided. And now, to her horror, she discovers that she must spend her entire summer vacation there.”

— Scroll · Magazine review

“I liked this book, because it made me look at Bangalore with a whole new perspective. And, also because Andaleeb Wajid does have a way with words.”

— Sruti's Book Blog · Blogger review

“Andaleeb Wajid is one of the few Indian authors, who, in my opinion, ‘gets’ her Young Adult audience. The writing never falters, never adopts a moralizing, condescending tone. She also deals with the issues of cultural, social, religious, and economic differences very deftly. Andaleeb’s main characters are Muslim, and she breaks the stereotypes with ease. If in her other book When She Went Away, it is the mother who leaves her family for her lover, in Asmara’s Summer, the conflict is between Asmara’s modern world and the conservative world of her Nani and Tannery Road; each views the other world with a jaundiced eye, but something universal binds us all – love, friendship, family and the inherent goodness in all human beings.rnrnI loved this book…”

— The Goodbook Corner · Blogger review