New Delhi, Jan. 24 -- Mirza Waheed's new novel, Maryam & Son, tells the story of Maryam Ali, a 46-year-old school chef of British Indian origin living in East London, and her search for her son, Dilawar. The story opens with her discovery of her 20-year-old boy missing from home. Since his father Ashfaq, or Ash, died suddenly when Dilawar was a teenager, Dil (or Dilly), as he is called by his family, has grown up under the attentive care of his mother. A quiet and introverted boy, he is good with computers and has made a career out of this talent, making a living through remote work. When he doesn't return home for three days, his mother thinks of the worst-a possible racist attack-and goes to the police, sick with worry. Only for the cas...