Read it if…
Readers who want to understand the human cost of Partition.
Skip it if…
You are not ready for difficult scenes of violence.
Key ideas in 2 minutes
- Hatred can be deliberately manufactured.
- Ordinary people suffer most when communities are divided.
- Remembering history honestly helps prevent it repeating.
Our review
An award-winning novel drawn from the author's own memories of Partition. It is not easy to read, but it is important.
Read it with an open heart. It remains one of the most powerful books ever written about communal violence in India.
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