{"product_id":"child-of-the-divide-9781350059405","title":"Child of the Divide","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350059405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSudha Bhuchar\u003c\/b\u003e is joint founder of Tamasha Theatre Company, and she is both an actor and a playwright. She writes regularly with Shaheen Khan for BBC Radio 4, and their many credits include three series of \u003ci\u003eGirlies\u003c\/i\u003e. Their screenplay \u003ci\u003eThe House Across the Street\u003c\/i\u003e was shown on BBC 4. Her writing credits for Tamasha include \u003ci\u003eStrictly Dandia\u003c\/i\u003e, the award-winning \u003ci\u003eFourteen Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Weddings and A Funeral\u003c\/i\u003e and the hugely successful\u003ci\u003e Balti Kings\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44227050307699,"sku":"9.78135E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_c8a1501d-1450-4a3a-be3b-d19461dae2cf.jpg?v=1768398854","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/child-of-the-divide-9781350059405","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}