The Chapter Black

The Chapter Black by Bushra Rahmani is a debut novel. About the Story: The story whirls around protagonist Alishbah, a young girl who faces unexpected tragedy in her life. Being an elder daughter in her family, loses her parents and takes responsibility of looking after her little sister Inayah. There......more

Summary- She's radiant, young and has a boy swooning over her. Her world turns upside down when she's attacked; acid melts away her beauty. Leaving only scars. For someone whose worst fear was acne, how would she cope with this? The man she loved now denies having ever met her. In a world where extern......more

'The Chapter Black' by Bushra Rahmani will shock you, make you believe in the fact that humanity does not exist, emotions have lost its value and relations have died long ago. The blurb of the book will surely not happily excite to turn the pages but the clear visible pain will force you to turn the......more

"Acid for Acid and the whole society would smoke to death." The Chapter Black is the story of Alishbah—an acid attack survivor and how tough things are for her when she comes out of the burn hospital in Kolkata. The book gives us an idea of how the society treats women or even men who have been part......more

This book is a story of a molestation and acid attack survivor. It is the story of Alishbah whose face was destroyed beyond recognition. It is the story behind her struggle to survive after the attack, the difficulties she had to face and more importantly what she did to overcome the fact that she w......more