Conditions

Our Conditions by Irum Iftikhar is a deeply reflective literary novel about identity, expectation, and the quiet emotional battles that shape who we become. Told through the voice of Axis, a child raised under the intense expectations of a perfection-driven mother, the story explores the invisible weight placed on those expected to be extraordinary.

From the earliest moments of his life, Axis is not simply raised - he is crafted, molded into the ideal his mother believes the world demands. E...