Chronicle of an Hour and a Half

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Book</strong></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A COMPELLINGLY IMAGINED TIGHT-PACED STORY OF SPIRALLING RUMOURS AND MASS HYSTERIA.</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>In the foothills of the Western Ghats the village of Vaiga is enduring the worst storm it has seen in decades: ceaseless rain fallen trees flooded river severe power cuts ... But another more insidious storm is brewing beneath the surface. It begins as a rumour of an illicit affair-a rumour that brings Saud and his sons to Vaiga in search of Burhan. The rumour soon takes on a life of its own fuelled by feverish WhatsApp messages. In the ensuing chaos as Vaiga erupts into violence and a mob takes to the street baying for blood.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Tautly written and vividly imagined Chronicle of an Hour and a Half is an engrossing unsettling read.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>About the Author</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari lives in a small town called Areekode near Calicut Kerala. This is his first novel.</span></p>