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Delhi, 1946. Ma and Bappu teach at the local university. Their fourteen-year-old daughter - precocious, headstrong Alma - is soon to be married: Alma is mostly interested in the we dding shoes and spinning wild stories for her little sister Roop. Times are bad for girls in India: the long-awaited independence from British rule brings unrest that threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi. And when Partition happens overnight, Ma, Bappu, Alma and Roop are forced to find new and increasingly desperate ways to survive. But the power of hope is an extraordinary thing... Format: PaperbackPage Count: 352 PagesImprint: Weidenfeld & NicolsonPublished: May 2022ISBN: 9781474619257 Show more