"Captivating."—Jenny Offill, author of Weather and Dept. of Speculation
"Epic … A fantastic debut."—Laila Lalami, author of The Other Americans
"A magnificent debut." --Vanessa Hua, author of A River of Stars
"Deeply affecting."—Nayomi Munaweera, author of What Lies Between Us
A cross between Jess Walter’s Beautiful Ruins and Tatiana De Rosnay’s Sarah’s Key, and for fans of Min Jin Lee’s Pachinko, Anjali Enjeti’s debut novel is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow the Partition of India cast on three generations of women.
The story begins in New Delhi in August 1947, as 16-year-old Deepa navigates the changing politics of her home, finding solace in messages of intricate origami from her secret boyfriend Amir. It also begins 60 years later and half a world away in Atlanta as Deepa’s granddaughter Shan, recovering from a lost pregnancy and the implosion of her marriage, starts the search for her estranged grandmother.
Spanning more than half a century, Enjeti’s The Parted Earth follows hypnotic characters on their search for identity after loss uproots their lives. It is, above all, a novel about families weathering the lasting violence of separation, and how it can often take a lifetime to find unity and peace.
Anjali Enjeti is an award-winning journalist, activist, and a well-known book critic. Her recent essays and articles have appeared in the Washington Post, Newsday, The Nation, Longreads, The Georgia Review, Guernica, Al Jazeera, and The Paris Review. This first novel is part of the Cold Mountain Fund Series, in partnership with Charles Frazier.
