About the Book: Where the River Parts
But these things havent happened before. Its August 1947, the night before
Indias independence. It is also the night before Pakistans creation and the
brutal partition of the two countries......
Asha, a Hindu in a newly created Muslim land, must flee to safety. She carries
with her a secret she has kept even from Firoze, her Muslim lover. But Firoze
must remain in Pakistan and increasing tensions between the two countries mean
the couple can never reunite.
Fifty years later in New York, Ashas Indian granddaughter falls in love with a
Pakistani and Asha and Firoze, meeting again at last,