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Child of the Divide
About This Book
I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.
A few miles between. The same stars
Shine on him Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever. Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide. This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Bhuchar Boulevard
- The Partition History Project
- Polka Theatre
- The Big Imaginations Festival
- Cast and Creatives
- Introduction to Child of the Divide
- Glossary
- Child of the Divide
- Drama Online