Against The Grain

Go on a journey of faith and cultural discovery with Khalad, a boy from Dadyal in Kashmir who comes to England - against the grain.
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Interview with the author, Khalad Hussain

For the first time, we now have chance to talk to Khalad himself.
In this facinatating interview, conducted in 2021 in Manchester, England, Khalad explains more about the meaning and story of his life in Against the Grain.

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He started life in the simple world of a Kashmiri village. here, each day was the same as ones gone before. Then one day, his parents announced that he was to go and live with relatives in England. They hoped for him to have a better life. Little did they know!

We are taken on a journey with the boy as he becomes man in the newly developing multi-cultural world of the 1970s. We are given a glimpse into his life lived against the grain.

With him, we encounter John Steinbeck, Bruce Springsteen and much more besides. We learn about his community as it becomes a part of the British landscape.

With him, we also go on a faith adventure ...