Cracking India
by:
Bapsi Sidhwa (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781571310484 (1571310487)
Publish date: January 23rd 2006
Publisher: Milkweed Editions
Pages no: 296
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Academic,
Literature,
Cultural,
Book Club,
Read For School,
Historical Fiction,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Asia,
Womens,
Pakistan
I can't help comparing this to the film "Earth," which came from the book. I liked the book, but the film is one of my favorites. I feel like the book lacks a depth that I thought should have been there. I read other reviews trying to figure out what it was that was missing, and maybe it is the tel...
I liked this book b/c it delivers history in the framework of a wonderful story. You learn about Pakistan and what happened after India gained independence. What was it like living through this period?