Beyond Destiny

About the Book

For progress to take place, from the present to the future, every society needs to review and understand its history. A tale of different times is depicted in this novel. Sahida, a precocious nine-year-old girl living in a secluded village in India--which would later be known as Bangladesh--is depicted as the heroine. Her premature marriage to a young college graduate made her dollhouse-playing become a real-life drama. Her family curse is intertwined with her future, and that of her children’s. Her daughter Lila became a medical student and her courtship with a handsome young man led to a marriage and subsequently, a wonderful and meaningful life in the liberated country of Bangladesh. Sahida recalls her life story through this novel, “Beyond Destiny.”

About the Author

Khaleda Billah, MD, was born in Bangladesh and started her medical profession at Dhaka Medical College. She began a new life in the United States in 1976. She continued to practice medicine and write short stories for various newspapers. Her writing may be read in the Weekly Thikana. The author presently resides in New York. The physician and her extra-academic talent is inspired by her husband, two sons and her many friends living in the United States of America and in Bangladesh.