Can You Hear the Nightbird Call?

I was very skeptical when I initially picked up this book. What insight can a South Indian Hindu author provide to one of the most tumultuous centuries in Sikh history? I am ashamed of that sentiment, I now freely admit, because Badami has captured the soul of Punjab and Punjabi NRIs in this beautifully crafted story. She weaves masterfully the tales of 3 Indian women and their families. She tactfully addresses what partition meant for Sikhs, caught in between a religious divide between two behemoths: India and Pakistan. She deftly approaches the impending calamity that awaits Amritsari and Delhi Sikhs and the fallout. It was an emotional read and one that had me awake late at night, unable and unwilling to put it down. A page turner that will sweep you away. Badami is a master crafts person and when you put this book down it will continue to reverberate in your mind.