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Dorabji debuts with a moving intergenerational family saga set in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, in a remote fictionalized village that is military-occupied and divided by a patrolled border. The novel follows Aisha, whom listeners meet as an eight-year-old girl, and her mother, Noorjahan, a midwife and herbalist who also manages a secret opium business. Aisha's father has departed to join the guerilla forces in their increasingly militarized region, leav...Log In or Sign Up to Read More