Doctor explores family conflicts in new book
2005/12/09 12:31:19

By Corrinne Louw

This medical doctor has delivered a baby in stiletto heels. Dr Nazia Peer, daughter of a doctor and a politician, has an identical twin sister who is a doctor and two older sisters who are also doctors plus is the author of a new book entitled House of Peace.
Peer is clearly no ordinary doctor.
Currently completing her community service at the Durban military base, Per. A devout Muslim, explained why she decided to write House of Peace. "I want people to discover their inner peace. My intention is to introduce people to the issues facing modern day South African Muslims. I used the medium of a family to highlight those issues. My characters are plagued by superficial external beauty, yet internally each bares ugly conflicts and misgivings. The story is light-hearted and I tried to balance controversial issues with humour. I also wanted to provide an interesting story that anyone could read."
Explaining her choice of title, Peer said "The family house they live in is called Salaamat which in Arabic means peace. I wanted to work on the irony that the characters live in this palace meaning Peace, yet none of them really has it. It is a House of Peace but there is only conflict and turmoil inside."
The book was launched earlier this month at the KZNSA Gallery. The 27-year-old doctor-writer said the writing process took her six years. "The story begins when Shahid Hussein summons his six sons to their family home. All of Shahid's sons appear successful yet are internally conflicted. Over this weekend at Salaamat, each son is faced with moments of truth in search of happiness and inner peace. And so the story unfolds.
“But you will have to read the book to find out what happens over the weekend," said Peer, with a mischievous grin.

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