Moth, Melody Razak

"Both a heartbreaking and heart-warming story, Melody Razak''s debut transports the reader into the home of a Brahmin family in 1940s Delhi. . . . The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you''ll truly care what happens to them."--The Independent (UK) A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2022 * An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novel of 2022 * A Betches Summer Pick Melody Razak makes her literary debut with this internationally-acclaimed saga of one Indian family''s trials through the tumultuous partition--the 1947 split of Pakistan from India--exploring its impact on women, what it means to be "othered" in one''s own society, and the redemptive power of family. Delhi, 1946.

Fourteen-year-old Alma is soon to be married despite her parents'' fear that she is far too young. But times are perilous in India, where the country''s long-awaited independence from the British empire heralds a new era of hope--and danger. In its wake, political unrest ripples across the