The author’s mother came from a Sikh family that fled the Punjab in Partition; later she moved to Berlin and Washington. A fine memoir of family whose identity and roots have been complicated by political change, extremism and migration.
The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjab
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£25.00
Edition:Hardback978147367774612/11/2020From a Bookshelf nearby
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A Promised Land
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Rescuing My Father & Other Stories
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My theory and practice is to say yes to life and then I'll see how I manage along the way. Part memoir, part manifesto of a fiercely independent spirit; intelligent and lyrical.
The Soul of a Woman
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Simms and Medd were part of the mass-release of Allied prisoners when Italy surrendered in 1943. Their escape story - and the bravery and kindness of the Italians who helped them on their ... read more
The Long Walk Home: An Escape in Wartime Italy
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