This was an informative book about the Partition specifically, with a lot of factual events. It must not  have been part of the author's intended scope, but I would've appreciated a bit more historical context about colonial India. The author presents a pretty balanced narrative about all the different sides involved. As a modern reader, I wanted clear reasons behind the Partition, but the author does not provide any such easy answers; perhaps this is more accurate and even-handed as a historical book.