Mishal Husain.
MISHAL HUSAIN: BIOGRAPHY OF HER FAMILY
BROKEN tHREADS: mY FAMILY FROM EMPIRE TO INDEPENDENCE (2024)
The lives of Mishal Husain’s grandparents changed forever in 1947, as India and Pakistan were born. She had a partial story, a patchwork of memories and anecdotes: hurried departures, lucky escapes from violence. Decades later, the fragment of an old sari sent Mishal on a journey through time, using letters, diaries, memoirs and audio tapes to trace four lives.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mishal Husain (born 1973) is a journalist who has worked for BBC Radio and BBC Television. She is currently one of the main presenters on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. She was born in Northampton to Pakistani parents, her mother a teacher and her father a urologist. She read Law at Murray Edwards College, Cambridge University, follosed by a Master’s in international law at the European University Institute in Florence.
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