By chronicling the stories of those who underwent a double displacement of sorts, eking out a new life in the UK, the book is hugely relevant. As @kavpuri says, you can't understand the make-up of contemporary Britain (as Brexit looms) without understanding its colonial past.
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Sad moving unsettling accounts of horrible acts committed by fellow humans The hatred the bigotry and it's after effects are still there in the subcontinent My parents and grandparents never spoke of partition All that I knew was about Pindi Layallpur & what was ours once upon
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Resonates!
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Prolly we are the last generation to have hope, and empathy for the stories we heard from our grandparents. Noticed you published a book too. Will kindle it. Thank you kavi and shikha.
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