Across The Line, Naranika Mahtani
Across The Line, Naranika Mahtani
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Across The Line

Author: Naranika Mahtani

Narrator: Nadia Jamil

Unabridged: 5 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/10/2021

Synopsis

A tale of borders and beliefs shaped by the games people play

1947
New Delhi. Cyril Radcliffe's hands are clammy, partly from the heat but mostly from the enormity of the task assigned. Mopping the sweat off his brow, he picks up his pen, draws a deep breath--and a dark line.
Rawalpindi. A barbaric frenzy of rioters fills the streets, disrupting a game of pithoo between Toshi and her brother, Tarlok, shattering their lives unimaginably.

2008
Rawalpindi. Cricket-crazy Inaya is sneaking out behind her father's back for net practice when she discovers that she is not the only one in her family keeping a secret.
New Delhi. Jai accidentally stumbles upon an old, hidden away diary in his kitchen. The date of its last entry: 17 August 1947.

As Jai and Inaya's unlikely worlds collide, another story unfolds. A story that started with the drawing of a line. A story that shifts the truth in their lives.

'Compelling and uplifting . . . lingers long after the last page is turned' Vidya Balan

About The Author

Nayanika Mahtani once harboured dreams of becoming a stage actor, but she followed the proverbial left side of her brain to do an MBA at IIM Bangalore and became an investment banker. A decade later, she followed her heart to live in Africa. Since then, she's been following the right side of her brain and is now an author and screenwriter. Nayanika's books include Across the Line, Ambushed and The Gory Story of Genghis Khan (aka Don't Mess with the Mongols). She has also recently co-written the story and screenplay for a Hindi film based on the extraordinary life of the mathematical genius, Shakuntala Devi. Nayanika lives in London with her family, their dog, hamster and two goldfish named Sushi and Fishfinger.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Raju on March 15, 2020

A story line that must have struck a chord; but sadly, in a decreasing number of hearts with the passage of time since the botched India Pakistan partition. I fear the memory of the suffering will fade a lot quicker than the memory of The Holocaust for example where the victims were able to arouse t......more

Goodreads review by Enakshi on December 23, 2019

This is another book (after What Mina Did, Who Killed Liberal Islam, Yakshini and A Little Book of Magical Plants) that touched my heart and the characters left an indelible impact on my mind. If you know me, by now you would be able to understand that I seldom use this sentence as the opening sente......more

Goodreads review by Nikita on December 16, 2019

This book touched my heart. And if you know me and what I like about books, you’d know that I don’t say this about books very easily. ‘Across the Line’ is a beautiful and sad tale that spans two countries and two centuries. A simple line drawn by a man across the map of our then undivided country wi......more

Goodreads review by Rohini on December 23, 2019

Last night I finished reading Nayanika Mahtani's new book Across The Line in just three sittings at bedtime. The book's main protagonists are two young teenagers and their respective grandparents. The book's target audience is also young adults, but I think this book is a must for anyone who loves a......more

Goodreads review by Pragnya on December 25, 2019

History baffles us. While we read how heroes saved the nations and their sacrifices. Many of us are unaware of how there were also a few people who were pawns to power and played on. A blue-eyed royal dreaming to be a gallant hero gave a nonchalant shrug dividing a nation. A lawyer who had no idea o......more

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