The Lost Homestead
My Mother, Partition and the Punjab
$58.66
- Hardcover
336 pages
- Release Date
30 March 2021
Summary
SHORT LISTED FOR THE 2021 CHRISTOPHER BLAND PRIZE
“The Lost Homestead is a memoir of Wheeler’s mother and her family, which turns out to be so much more than that… it takes the reader into the contested history of India and Pakistan in the 1940s, and explores the impact of partition and division (from the Punjab to Berlin) on the lives of individuals.” - MARY BEARD
“Deeply touching.” - Daily Mail
“A personal, sometimes harrowing history of par…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781473677746 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1473677742 |
| Author: | Marina Wheeler |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 30 March 2021 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 158mm x 36mm |
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Critics Review
‘A personal, sometimes harrowing history of partition… a writer well worth reading .’
‘A personal, sometimes harrowing history of partition… a writer well worth reading.’ * The Times *
A deeply personal story of identity and a highly relatable journey for many in the diaspora… Wheeler taps a rich vein of personal history… Evocative… Gripping. * Financial Times *
In spare, occasionally lyrical prose, The Lost Homestead meticulously tells the story of her much-loved Sikh-born mother. – Sonia Purnell * Evening Standard *
Her poignant memoir reminds us that our past shares no borders with our present. – F.S. Aijazuddin * Dawn *
About The Author
Marina Wheeler
Marina Wheeler is a barrister and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2016. She specialises in public and human rights law and also teaches mediation and conflict resolution.
She co-authored The Civil Practitioner’s Guide to the Human Rights Act and writes regularly for national newspapers, usually on legal subjects.
This is her first non-legal book.
Marina lives in east London.
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