About the Book: In the Time of the Others
East Pakistan. March 1971. Imtiaz Khan arrives at his uncles house in Dhaka for what he thinks will be a quick visit, only to be held back when the Pakistan Army makes a surprise attack on the University, murdering students and professors in cold blood. As the smell of sulphur and gunpowder become a part of their lives, young pro-independence fighters the Mukti Bahini find a haven in the home of Imtiazs uncle and aunt, Kamruzzaman and Aisha Chowdhury, and they are swept up in the tide of freedom that drives them all.
On the other side, Fazal Shaukat a young captain in the Pakistan Army with a family name to live up to finds that the war he has signed up for isnt going away anytime soon. There are things bigger than him or his family at stake, even as Pakistan finds itself torn asunder, Jinnahs dream turning into a nightmare.
Set against the backdrop of a monumental historical event, In the Time of the Others is about what it means to live during violent times. Fierce, searingly honest and revealing...
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