The Line They Drew Through Us

Author: Khan, Hiba Noor

Interest age: from c 9 years

Published on 3 April 2025 by Andersen Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 304 pages
129 x 198 x 23 | 246g

'Historical fiction at its finest - vibrant, vital, deeply moving, and brimming with wisdom for the future' - Sophie Anderson'A richly told and immensely moving Partition story that spotlights a moment in history of colonial empire that changed the lives of millions' - A M DassuThree best friends are born on the same day under miraculous circumstances. But by their twelfth birthday, Jahan, Ravi and Lakshmi’s lives are about to change forever. The British announce Indian independence and draw lines of Partition that tear apart the country, and the friends. One of them flees, one of them disappears, and the other is left wondering, could a miracle bring them back together?Cover art by Hazem Asif