Dreams from a Broken City

By Ahaan Salmani

"Some are born with dreams. Others are born just trying to survive."

Dreams from a Broken City is a powerful memoir of resilience, poverty, and silent hope. Ahaan Salmani takes us deep into the heart of rural India, where a boy is born not into promise, but into pressure - the long-awaited son in a house burdened by tradition, debt, and desperation.
In vivid, poetic detail, Ahaan recounts his journey from a dust-laden village to the edge of self-discovery. Through a father's unspoken sacrifices, a young boy's quiet rebellion against expectations, and a love story too fragile to name, this book explores what it means to dream beyond your circumstances.
Raw, real, and deeply human, this is not a story of achievement - but of becoming. Of falling, hoping, breaking, and still moving forward.
If you've ever felt invisible, voiceless, or too far from your dreams - this book is for you.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FD9KR5WT
• ISBN13: 9798288170324
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"