7 hrs 52 mins | Fiction | Asian AmericanSpanning more than half a century and cities from New Delhi to Atlanta, Anjali Enjeti’s debut is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow of the Partition of the Indian subcontinent on the lives of three generations.
The story begins in August 1947. Unrest plagues the streets of New Delhi leading up to the birth of the Muslim majority nation of Pakistan, and the Hindu majority nation of India. Sixteen-year-old Deepa navigates the changing politics of her home, finding solace in messages of intricate origami from her secret boyfriend Amir. Soon Amir flees with his family to Pakist...
Spanning more than half a century and cities from New Delhi to Atlanta, Anjali Enjeti’s debut is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow of the Partition of the Indian subcontinent on the lives of three generations.
The story begins in August 1947. Unrest plagues the streets of New Delhi leading up to the birth of the Muslim majority nation of Pakistan, and the Hindu majority nation of India. Sixteen-year-old Deepa navigates the changing politics of her home, finding solace in messages of intricate origami from her secret boyfriend Amir. Soon Amir flees with his family to Pakistan and a tragedy forces Deepa to leave the subcontinent forever.
The story also begins nearly seven decades later and half a world away, in Atlanta. While grieving both a pregnancy loss and the implosion of her marriage, Deepa’s granddaughter Shan begins the search for her estranged grandmother, a prickly woman who had no interest in knowing her. When she begins to piece together her family history shattered by the Partition, Shan discovers how little she actually knows about her ancestors and what they endured.
For readers of Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins and Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, The Parted Earth follows characters on their search for identity after loss uproots their lives. Above all, it is a novel about families weathering the lasting violence of separation, and how it can often take a lifetime to find unity and peace. Beautifully performed by Audie nominated Deepti Gupta.
| # | Title | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 001 The Parted Earth |
0 mins 12 secs |
| 2. | 002 Dedication |
0 mins 11 secs |
| 3. | 003 Part 1 Chapter 01 |
38 mins 50 secs |
| 4. | 004 Chapter 02 |
23 mins 20 secs |
| 5. | 005 Chapter 03 |
23 mins 38 secs |
| 6. | 006 Chapter 04 |
35 mins 54 secs |
| 7. | 007 Chapter 05 |
24 mins 25 secs |
| 8. | 008 Chapter 06 |
24 mins 09 secs |
| 9. | 009 Part 2 Chapter 07 |
19 mins 36 secs |
| 10. | 010 Chapter 08 |
10 mins 39 secs |
| 11. | 011 Chapter 09 |
17 mins 30 secs |
| 12. | 012 Chapter 10 |
8 mins 11 secs |
| 13. | 013 Chapter 11 |
23 mins 18 secs |
| 14. | 014 Part 3 Chapter 12 |
13 mins 18 secs |
| 15. | 015 Chapter 13 |
21 mins 32 secs |
| 16. | 016 Chapter 14 |
20 mins 47 secs |
| 17. | 017 Chapter 15 |
14 mins 04 secs |
| 18. | 018 Chapter 16 |
9 mins 51 secs |
| 19. | 019 Chapter 17 |
11 mins 34 secs |
| 20. | 020 Chapter 18 |
8 mins 46 secs |
| 21. | 021 Chapter 19 |
13 mins 56 secs |
| 22. | 022 Chapter 20 |
15 mins 09 secs |
| 23. | 023 Chapter 21 |
19 mins 22 secs |
| 24. | 024 Chapter 22 |
9 mins 50 secs |
| 25. | 025 Chapter 23 |
9 mins 20 secs |
| 26. | 026 Chapter 24 |
21 mins 33 secs |
| 27. | 027 Chapter 25 |
9 mins 13 secs |
| 28. | 028 Chapter 26 |
11 mins 24 secs |
| 29. | 029 Chapter 27 |
6 mins 47 secs |
| 30. | 030 Author's Note |
1 mins 00 secs |
| 31. | 031 Credits |
0 mins 49 secs |
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