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Both a heartbreaking and heart-warming story, Melody Razaks debut transports the reader into the home of a Brahmin family in 1940s Delhi. . . . The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, youll truly care what happens to them.--The Independent (UK) A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2022 * An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novel of 2022 * A Betches Summer Pick Melody Razak makes her literary debut with this internationally-acclaimed saga of one Indian familys trials through the tumultuous partition--the 1947 split of Pakistan from India--exploring its impact on women, what it means to be othered in ones own society, and the redemptive power of family. Delhi, 1946. Fourteen-year-old Alma is soon to be married despite her parents fear that she is far too young. But times are perilous in India, where the countrys long-awaited independence from the British empire heralds a new era of hope--and danger. In its wake, political unrest ripples across the
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