Ocean Hues

A young woman goes to the beach when she senses something wrong. Her six year-old child and his cousins are playing on the beach, and she heard an unusual sound. A tsunami had struck, wreaking havoc. The young woman is swept away by the wave.

The story is about a young woman and her family in Maldives, who are affected by the tsunami that caused devastation in several countries across Asia. She is swept away and the husband never stops grieving, but he harbours fierce hope in his heart that she would be found. The husband Hussein is persuaded by his mother and his wife's parents to remarry, so that his young son would have a mother. He finally agrees when his wife Hawwa, is not found. The story also has a family in Sri Lanka, a country that suffered loss of lives and destruction in the same Tsunami which happened in 2004. It is about coincidences that bring several people together in the two countries.

Amyna started writing after her children grew up and started their own lives. She has published a novel -- 'Foiled' and a book of short stories -- The Choice and Other Tales. She is an avid reader. Reads anything and everything. Her favourite fiction authors are James Patterson and Jo Nesbo. She lives in Maldives and Malaysia.