When Britain ended its occupation of India in 1947, the withdrawal was messy, violent and rife with tragedy.
The region was divided into majority-Muslim Pakistan and majority-Hindu, modern-day India.
In tribute to the more than 1 million who died, the survivors and the descendants of the partition, Anjali Enjeti has written the novel “The Parted Earth,” a sweeping narrative that incorporates poetry and multigenerational timelines.
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