I Guess We've Always Been Fighting

This is why I read. In the past, I'd only had passing conversations of British rule in India, and the ensuing "Partition". Wow--what a bland word to describe the horrors that preceded the fracturing of a nation. In Moth, the author takes us into the streets, the houses, the schools, and the minds of people hiding from the extreme violence that took thousands upon thousands of lives. Told through the voices of one Brahmin family in Delhi, this tale is gripping and tense. There were characters I liked at times, and loathed at others, but I guess that made them all the more realistic. The author also touched on some taboo topics, but only implied, so probably that would be good book club fodder. Overall, memorable, with hope edging out tragedy as the overriding theme.