{"product_id":"9781350059405","title":"Child of the Divide (Modern Plays) (2ND)","description":"\u003cp\u003eI have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is.\n\u003cbr\u003eA few miles between. The same stars\n\u003cbr\u003eShine on him\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSummer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Methuen Drama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49779240403192,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":35.15,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781350059405-1.jpg?v=1783686898","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781350059405","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}