This is a great narrative showing how tight knit community, despite any differences, aim to protect themselves. This is a real reminder about the failures of man which sees their brother as a threat and enemy. This tale takes place in Punjab before partition on the present day Pakistan side. As the events of an independent India and Pakistan reach its pinnacle, the reader finds themselves at the advent of terror and destruction due to religious differences that married with politics. Prior the demise, we learn about the rich culture of a Punjab that embraced Hindus, Sikhs, and Muslims. Each of the three religious communities saw each other as neighbor at the least, and family in most realities.

This story started in a way that made me weary, as I thought I’d be reading a Bollywood-esque tale that centers around partition, but the tale evolves to a beautiful narrative of community that fosters their fire through their culture, before the winds of partition smother the flame. I highly recommend this story!