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Where the River Parts
Radhika Dogra Swarup
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Description for Where the River Parts
Paperback. In the final days of the British Raj a young Hindu woman, Asha, is deeply in love with Firoze, a Muslim, but with Partition she and her family must flee. In 1998, the newly widowed Asha travels to New York to visit her granddaughter, who is to marry a Pakistani Muslim called Hussain and learns that his grand-uncle is Firoze. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128. .
In the final days of the British Raj a young Hindu woman, Asha, finds herself deeply in love with Firoze, a Muslim, but when Asha and Firoze's newly independent nation is brutally cleaved into India and Pakistan Asha and her family must flee. She loses her father, mother and brother, as well as the secret baby she carries in her womb, arriving in a Delhi of cramped, diseased refugee camps. In 1998, as India and Pakistan race to join the nuclear club, a newly widowed Asha travels to New York to visit her daughter Priya and her granddaughter Lana, who is to marry a Pakistani Muslim called Hussain. When Asha meets Hussain, she discovers his grand-uncle is Firoze. Will they put family before self, or choose a love that might destroy all they have so painstakingly created?
Product Details
Publisher
Sandstone Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Dingwall, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781910124765
SKU
V9781910124765
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Radhika Dogra Swarup
Radhika Dogra Swarup spent a nomadic childhood, growing up in India, Italy, Qatar, Pakistan, Romania and England, which gave her a keen sense of place and for the dispossessed. She studied at Cambridge University and worked in finance before turning to writing. She has written opinion pieces for Indian broadsheets as well as short stories for publications including the Edinburgh Review. She has also written a book on Indian baby names to be published by Rupa titled Modern Baby Names for a New India. Radhika lives in London with her husband and two young children.
Reviews for Where the River Parts
'A perceptive story of love swept aside by history, packed with insight, compassion and piercing detail.'-Isabelle Grey, Good Girls Don't Die; 'A chapter of South Asian history that has often been deemed too painful to be explored fully.'-Nayomi Munaweera, Island of 1000 Mirrors; 'The aroma of saffron, cumin, turmeric and a sprinkle of dried ginger embraces Where the River Parts with history, sorrows and an ultimate understanding of love .a love that goes beyond the borders of war and threats of hopelessness. Dhanyavaad, Radhika Swarup, thank you.'-Michele Zackheim, The Last Train to Paris; 'Spanning continents and generations, Where the River Parts is an epic tale of love, loss and longing. It is also a paean to hope and friendship. It is undoubtedly a mature and confident literary offering from a writer who has announced her arrival in the world of quality fiction with a great new novel. Simply put, Where the River Parts is a delightful read. '-India Strategic; 'It's an examination of the choices a woman might make to survive in a world that's hostile towards her. While the men fight, organise and do business, Asha has to work out how to make it to tomorrow. The book also considers how the choices made - by society as well as parents - affect the beliefs and actions of future generations.'-Naomi Frisby