Awards and Reviews

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When the World Held Its Breath
By R. Suleman

R. Suleman has won Literary Titan Book Award - 2026 for his fiction novel “When the world held its breath”.‍ Click on this link to read more about the book.

Author’s Achievement

R. Suleman - Award‑winning author of contemporary fiction exploring courage, compassion, and resilience

Book cover titled 'When the World Held Its Breath' by R. Suleman, showing a woman in a hospital bed with an oxygen mask, surrounded by healthcare workers and family members wearing masks during the pandemic.

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  • "Through a heartfelt love story, it explores resilience, human connection, and the strength people discover when the world feels like it’s falling apart. Poignant and relatable, the book offers both a reminder of collective hardship and a celebration of enduring love in the face of crisis.

    Leicia rainford

    March 2, 2026

    Book: “When the world held its breath” by R. Suleman

  • "This book is a contemporary family drama rooted in the global COVID-19 pandemic. It uses pandemic backdrop to explore themes of fear, resilience, love, ethical choices, and what “normal” life means after a crises. It focuses on the Harrison family — their comfortable daily life, work and teenage tensions — and how everything changes when the pandemic strikes".

    Otvsha

    March 1, 2026

    Book: “When the world held its breath” by R. Suleman

  • "When the World Held Its Breath is a contemporary novel about the Harrisons, a family confronting the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores their experiences with fear, uncertainty, illness, and the challenge of maintaining their familial bonds during chaotic times".

    Kertania Dwyer

    March 1, 2026

    Book: “When the world held its breath” by R. Suleman

  • "I also appreciated the author’s choices about what the book is and is not trying to do. It’s upfront that the Harrison family is fictional, and that the goal is the human response to crisis, not a clinical chronicle of the pandemic. That framing helps, because the novel keeps circling themes that feel painfully familiar: the illusion of control, the way privilege can soften the edges of life until something comes along that ignores status, and the way fear spreads faster than facts................................ If you want a grounded story about how a crisis breaks a family open and then, slowly, helps stitch them back together, this one will land.".

    The Literary Titan

    February 2026

    Book: “When the world held its breath” by R.Suleman

    Barnes and Nobles

    Link: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/when-the-world-held-its-breath-r-suleman/1149287676?ean=9789699896279

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