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Nayanika Mahtani Across the Line (Paperback). Author: Nayanika Mahtani. Cricket-crazy Inaya is sneaking out behind her father's back for net practice when she discovers that she is not the only one in her family keeping a secret. Genre: Children's Books. Further DetailsTitle: Across the Line Condition: New Description: A tale of borders and beliefs shaped by the games people play 1947 New Delhi. Cyril Radcliffe's hands are clammy, partly from the heat but mostly from the enormity of the task assigned. Mopping the sweat off his brow, he picks up his pen, draws a deep breath--and a dark line.Rawalpindi. A barbaric frenzy of rioters fills the streets, disrupting a game of pithoo between Toshi and her brother, Tarlok, shattering their lives unimaginably. 2008 Rawalpindi. Cricket-crazy Inaya is sneaking out behind her father's back for net practice when she discovers that she is not the only one in her family keeping a secret. New Delhi. Jai accidentally stumbles upon an old, hidden away diary in his kitchen. The date of its last entry: 17 August 1947. As Jai and Inaya's unlikely worlds collide, another story unfolds. A story that started with the drawing of a line. A story that shifts the truth in their lives. 'Compelling and uplifting . . . lingers long after the last page is turned ' Vidya Balan Author: Nayanika Mahtani Format: Paperback EAN: 9780143446033 ISBN: 9780143446033 Publisher: Penguin Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: IN Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Genre: Children's Books Release Date: 11/25/2019 Topic: Historical Fiction, Fiction Release Year: 2019 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
