The Book of Hours

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The Book of Hours is written by Piyush Arora and published by Brown Page Publication. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9367750269 (ISBN 10) and 9789367750261 (ISBN 13).

The Book of Hours isn’t just an anthology — it’s a timepiece built from human voices. In old monasteries and forgotten libraries, “Books of Hours” were handwritten companions that guided people through their days, marking prayers, seasons, silences. This modern version doesn’t give you prayers; it gives you people — writers who carve their hours into words, each one insisting on being seen, felt, and remembered. Across these pages, time behaves like a trickster. It slows when a memory resurfaces; it quickens when a heartbreak cracks open; it stands still when a writer confronts the self with uncomfortable honesty. You’ll find childhood tucked gently beside grief, nostalgia brushing against rebellion, and faith sharing a seat with doubt. These pieces aren’t afraid to question the world — or themselves. And honestly, that’s the charm. Real stories never walk in straight lines; they wander, stumble, argue, heal, and glow. Every contributor brings a different color. Some write with the boldness of youth, some with the patience of experience, some with the tenderness of those who’ve lived through storms and somehow kept their hands open. You’ll meet thinkers, teachers, wanderers, dreamers, and quiet observers who see the world from angles most of us miss in the rush of everyday life. Their words echo the old tradition of storytelling — passing wisdom hand-to-hand — but with a voice that belongs unmistakably to the present moment. The theme was intentionally open, because life doesn’t come with categories. These writers didn’t restrict themselves either. Their hours drift through the personal and the universal: the sweetness of early days, the sting of loss, the pull of destiny, the ache of transformation, the awkward hilarity of being human, and the private rebellions that reshape a life from the inside out. Every piece adds its own tick to the clock, creating a rhythm that moves beyond form or genre. The Book of Hours invites you to slow down ironically, by speeding up your heartbeat. It refuses to let you skim your own existence. In these pages, the past and future strike a quiet truce; tradition and modernity nod respectfully at each other; and every reader is asked one simple question: What will you do with the hours that are yours to claim?