I think it took me a while to understand the book because I didn't have any background whatsoever on the happenings of the 1947 forced partition. I read the first two sections and then decided to do more investigation and background research before reading more. For me, sometimes I do need to understand the PoLiTicAl imPlicAtIonS to better understand the human-scale impact of such violence. And I'm thankful that Yasmin Khan provided the human stories, the real human-scale impact of partition as those get lost throughout history. We have to remember that partition was not too long ago and people who were children when they had to travel thousands of miles or were forced apart from family are still alive today. Highly recommend people reading!