# Rose and Ashes

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**Author:** Semeen Ali
 **Pages:** 36 **Year of Publication:** 2009 **Price:** HB
Rs 100, FB Rs 80 **ISBN:** HB 978-81-8157-893-8 (9788181578938) FB 978-81-8157-894-
5 (9788181578945)

_**About the Author**_
 Semeen Ali was born in Agra. She completed her schooling
in Allahabad and did her graduation and post-graduation in English at Miranda House,
University of Delhi.

_**Teaser**_

_The Red Wall_

A red wall
 separates her from outside. The crimson coloured hands touching the 
walls, the world outside. Heavily kohled eyes look up to the sky. It’s afternoon
the heat is burning up her eyes her mind her. Kohl streams down. The azure sky has
suddenly turned black.

_**Contents**_
 Rose and Ashes / 9 A Day of Mourning / 10 The Subway / 11 Hunting/
12 The Inner Courtyard / 13 You look at me / 14 Dance / 15 The Inmate / 16 The pen
is green / 17 Death and Life / 18 Closed Mind / 19 Kolam / 20 Crevice / 21 Intoxicated/
22 Flower vendor / 23 Nightmares / 24 Guava / 25 River and a Flower / 26 Politics/
27 The Red Wall / 28 White Screen / 29 A Grey Courtyard / 30 Life / 31 Humiliation/
32 Father / 33 Absorption / 34