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Five Queen's Road - Dina Lal wasnt moving . . . Hindu or not, he wasnt, goddamnit, going anywhere. Lahore, 1947. Dina Lal, a true-blue Lahori, refuses to leave, staying put in Five Queens Road, a house he bought, in spite of his wifes greatest misgivings, from an Englishman who was deeply reluctant to part with it. To insulate his family from the mayhem on the streets, Dina Lal converts to Islam and as added protection invites Amir Shah, a Muslim colleague, and his children, Javid and Rubina, to share the house with him. But the events that unfold over the next few months make a mockery of Dina Lals plans. While Dina Lal and Amir Shah cross swords with each other at every given opportunitythough unexpectedly and in spite of themselves rushing to the others defence in moments of crisisa furtive friendship blossoms between Dina Lal and Javid. Ten years later Javids European wife, Irene, still struggling with her World War II memories, joins the tumultuous household. Inexplicably, the lines of the house are redrawn, and the new border is no less arbitrary and contentious than the one that sundered the subcontinent. While the house is steadily encroached upon by a car shop settlement and a sweepers colony, the occupants long-standing feud reaches new heights. But the family sees an unexpected alliance develop and loyalties, to person and nation, are scrutinized. In this stunning novel that weaves family saga and national history, Sorayya Khan writes deftly of characters who battle memories and each other alike.


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⚡️Book Title : Five Queen's Road
⚡Book Author : Sorayya Khan
⚡Page : 224 pages
⚡Published October 2009 by Penguin India (first published 2009)

Five Queen's Road

Dina Lal wasnt moving . . . Hindu or not, he wasnt, goddamnit, going anywhere. Lahore, 1947. Dina Lal, a true-blue Lahori, refuses to leave, staying put in Five Queens Road, a house he bought, in spite of his wifes greatest misgivings, from an Englishman who was deeply reluctant to part with it. To insulate his family from the mayhem on the streets, Dina Lal converts to Islam and as added protection invites Amir Shah, a Muslim colleague, and his children, Javid and Rubina, to share the house with him. But the events that unfold over the next few months make a mockery of Dina Lals plans. While Dina Lal and Amir Shah cross swords with each other at every given opportunitythough unexpectedly and in spite of themselves rushing to the others defence in moments of crisisa furtive friendship blossoms between Dina Lal and Javid. Ten years later Javids European wife, Irene, still struggling with her World War II memories, joins the tumultuous household. Inexplicably, the lines of the house are redrawn, and the new border is no less arbitrary and contentious than the one that sundered the subcontinent. While the house is steadily encroached upon by a car shop settlement and a sweepers colony, the occupants long-standing feud reaches new heights. But the family sees an unexpected alliance develop and loyalties, to person and nation, are scrutinized. In this stunning novel that weaves family saga and national history, Sorayya Khan writes deftly of characters who battle memories and each other alike.