false 40238 3 <div>The 1947 Partition of India is the backdrop for this powerful novel, narrated by a precocious child who describes the brutal transition with chilling veracity. Young Lenny Sethi is kept out of school because she suffers from polio. She spends her days with Ayah, her beautiful nanny, visiting with the large group of admirers that Ayah draws. It is in the company of these working class characters that Lenny learns about religious differences, religious intolerance, and the blossoming genocidal strife on the eve of Partition. As she matures, Lenny begins to identify the differences between the Hindus, Moslems, and Sikhs engaging in political arguments all around her. Lenny enjoys a happy, privileged life in Lahore, but the kidnapping of her beloved Ayah signals a dramatic change. Soon Lenny&#8217;s world erupts in religious, ethnic, and racial violence. By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, the domestic drama serves as a microcosm for a profound political upheaval.</div> 39919 1991 Cracking India: A Novel total:352|5:100|4:138|3:93|2:18|1:3| 352 1370 559 51 4 3 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Mar 11 13:44:16 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 13:51:04 -0700 2008 http://www.montanasnews.com/articles.php...

Basically it was a book in the local high school's IB (International Baccalaureate) curriculum. One of the mothers decided it was pornographic and demanded the school remove it...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri May 18 19:09:43 -0700 2007 Sun May 20 18:10:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2003 Sat Apr 04 06:52:07 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 04 06:52:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 13:25:02 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 16:00:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 12:21:07 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 16 18:16:53 -0700 2009
I know very little about this time period and what actually happened in that part of the world. Sidhwa seems t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Apr 07 09:05:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 09:02:59 -0700 2007
Sidhwa tells the story of the partition of India through the eyes of young Lenny, who is a Parsee girl living in Lahore. This book is violent. There's talk of rape and sex. And oh,...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Aug 05 17:24:18 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 10:26:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Jul 25 09:57:58 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 09:57:58 -0700 2009 here to find it in the catalogue.more...]]> 2 0 true false Thu Oct 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 07 11:28:48 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 21 12:57:20 -0700 2009 2
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Although I already knew about what happened during the partition of India, it has more impact to read about it from the point of view of a child. This is why I read historical fiction.

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I found myself despising the narrator more than feeling sympathy for her, but I couldn't pull myself away from her.]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 12:33:48 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 12:34:50 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Oct 15 11:30:23 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 07:46:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 10 09:05:24 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 10 09:08:23 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jul 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 09 06:55:54 -0700 2008 Wed Dec 31 17:05:15 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 30 08:19:06 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 08:19:06 -0800 2009