Though the events of 1947 India are a half-world and half-century away, in light of the religious and ethnic turmoil raging on earth, they still have much to teach us." Beyond being a compelling tale of individuals, What the Body Remembers offers a gimlet-eyed view of a pluralistic society's disintegration into factionalism and anarchy. "This is a captivating jewel of a novel by a seasoned and sophisticated writer. This is a novel whose many themes and characters have been orchestrated, for the most part, with great confidence and without sacrificing complexity. This narrative about fathers estranged from daughters, mothers from sons, husbands from wives, becomes a metaphor for the turmoil and flux we call history, without always speaking of that history directly. "This is a story about estrangement and division.
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