Love Lamentations

The more Ajay Gill pursues love and happiness, the more disenchanted and lonely he feels. As Ajay learns to navigate New York's dating-app culture he experiences a series of tumultuous relationships and endures emotional and psychological fallout. The loss of connection with his son exacerbates his cynicism and estrangement, and despite his multiple efforts to reconnect, the relationship remains fraught with challenges and misunderstandings.

Love Lamentations uses a non-linear structure, weaving together various episodes to illustrate how happenstance and personal failure color one's conception of the universe. Ajay's journey is one of introspection and self-discovery, as he gradually learns to accept and then embrace his destiny. The novel explores themes of identity, cultural dislocation, and alienation.

Rajeev Bector is the author of the novel Love Lamentations, the short story collection, "The Afflictions of Men," and the poetry collection, "Death of a Bagel And Other Poems." His work has also been published in A Writer's Resource by Maimon and Peritz. He earned his graduate degree in English from the City University of New York and received the Sandra Schor Award in Writing.