Remnants of Partition

'Aanchal Malhotra is a new star of Indian non-fiction' -- William Dalrymple 'This is a book of startling originality, weaving stories of intimate connections with objects and harrowing histories of displacement into beautifully cadenced prose. It is a book to treasure.' -- Edmund de Waal, author of 'The Hare With Amber Eyes' This is a quietly powerful book; poignant, delicate and reflective. It is an alternative telling of the history of the Partition as a meditation on identity, belonging, and home.' -- Brown Girl Magazine 'A well-researched and richly readable book.' * Ramachandra Guha, author of 'India After Gandhi' * 'A wonderful idea stylishly executed.' -- Andrew Whitehead, former BBC India correspondent 'Aanchal Malhotra’s work shines a light onto a shadowy world and in so doing her book becomes a passport to another landscape, where tragedy, loss, memory and grief are slowly replaced with wonder.' -- Asian Affairs 'Aanchal Malhotra evokes one of the world's great tragedies in moving, beautiful prose, woven through everyday objects treasured as relics of a shattered age.' * Shashi Tharoor, Indian MP and author of 'Inglorious Empire' * ‘[Remnants of Partition] is one of the most compelling books I have read in a long time. It is a searing account of the power of memory to shape and reshape worlds. … This is oral history at its best.’ -- Joanna Bourke, Family and Community History journal 'Artfully weaves travel, memory and materials--all without guile--reminding us why India is one of the world's greatest storytelling cultures.' * Gurcharan Das, author of 'India Unbound' * 'This is a truly original way to approach the history of Partition. Through the finely observed details of everyday life, Malhotra's evocative writing brings depth and empathy to understanding this event.' -- Yasmin Khan, author of 'The Great Partition'