{"product_id":"child-of-the-divide-sudha-bhuchar-9781350059405","title":"Child of the Divide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.\u003cbr\u003eA few miles between. The same stars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShine on him\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSummer 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLost, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sudha Bhuchar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350059404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350059405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.19d","brand":"Sudha Bhuchar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123082096895,"sku":"9781350059405","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d0f2a04d-a68b-43b3-99a7-e0ae5f3f0090.jpg?v=1687428817","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-of-the-divide-sudha-bhuchar-9781350059405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}