A Thousand Lights, is a novel about love having many chances till you find the right one. Therapy chooses not who, it is okay to us all. The relationship of a mother-child is important, or else, mayhem. It depicts the role of parents to their children as important. The novel, captures the story of Deli with former wife Ruth, best friend Jemima, who is or was a crush and finally the real wife Leila and Zulfa the daughter.