About the Book: The Child of Misfortune Amar and Jonah played chess in childhood before a series of events ripped their friendship apart. Now, they have grown up and find themselves challenging each other again - a dangerous game of chess with extremely high stakes involving their lives and the lives of millions of people - a game that takes them on an audacious journey from the valleys of Kashmir to the corporate houses of London. Who will survive and who will win? About the Author: Soumitra Singh Soumitra Singh is an engineer by his first degree (NIT-Jaipur), an MBA professional by his second (IIM-Calcutta) and a writer by his third (Bath Spa University, UK). He has worked in the finance industry at the Bank of New York Mellon and pursued research in terrorism financing at a German think-tank before returning to his first love: the written word. Apart from his beloved country, Singh has lived, worked and studied in Italy, the US, England and Germany. He loves to travel, write, and just generally create havoc wherever he goes.
