Mishal Husain
Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence
The BBC Radio 4 journalist and broadcaster delves into her own fascinating family history and the lives of her grandparents to tell the story of the birth of Pakistan, giving compelling insights into Empires, colonial rule, and the partition of India.
Through personal storytelling Mishal examines a story that has had deep impact not only on colonial India & Pakistan, but what then played out for the lives of 1 in 10 Britons who are of Asian heritage today.
‘The most important book I have ever read about the days leading up to and surrounding the partition of India. I read it as one would a thriller; a fabulous achievement by a skilled writer.’ – Joanna Lumley
In conversation with Alexandra Pringle
