"Kyun zindagi kabhi gham ke andheron mein ghir jaati hai aur kabhi roshniyon se manawar ho jaati hai? 'Areesa' aik aisi kahani hai jo insani jazbaat, bikhri yaadon, aur beqaraar roohon ke darmiyan gardish karti hai. Ye novel humein ye sawal karne par majboor karta hai ke kya waqai muhabbat ke baghair zindagi mumkin hai? Ya mohabbat ka chhin jaana bhi aik nai roshni ka aaghaz ho sakta hai? Ye kahani humein dikhati hai ke zindagi ke pechida raston mein gum hona hi shayad khud ko paane ka pehla qadam hota hai.
Kyun har pal, har mod par aisa lagta hai ke kainat ne aik naya sawal uthaa diya hai, aur is sawal ka jawab talash karna hi zindagi ki sab se badi jang ban jaata hai. Kya tum waqai woh ho jo tumhein lagta hai? Kya tumhe apni taqdeer ka ilm hai, ya tum sirf aik kahani ke kirdar ho?"