{"product_id":"child-of-the-divide-paperback","title":"Child of the Divide - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSudha Bhuchar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 11, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719383224383,"sku":"9781350059405","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8403fbb51cd7396a3c3f8485b8bb1cef.webp?v=1765085435","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/child-of-the-divide-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}