"The superb fiction debut of Amit Majmudar, "Partitions", is particularly welcome. This novel will make you angry and sad, as it should; it will also leave you with a heightened sense of sympathy and hope for the people on both sides of an arbitrary border."--"The Wall Street Journal" "Unforgettable." --"The Boston Globe" "Heart-wrenching."--"New York Post" "Shimmering prose. and a poignant surprise ending."--"The Seattle Times" "A dazzling narrative. Amit Majmudar's exceptional debut brilliantly captures India at its most turbulent.

"--"Daily Mail" (UK) "A greatly human dramatization of the persecution each religious group experienced at the hands of the others. Poignant but never maudlin."--"Booklist" (starred review) "Magnificent. Written with piercing beauty, alive with moral passion and sorrowful insight--a rueful masterpiece."--"Kirkus" (starred review).