About the Book: After two strokes and a diagnosis of vascular dementia, Aparajita drifts between her fading present and vivid memories of a childhood in Barisal, the upheaval of Partition, love, and quiet triumphs. In letters to her sister, she resists erasure, weaving fragments of self into a poignant tribute to memory, identity and resilience. Inspired by the author’s mother, this epistolary novel spans pre- and post-Partition Bengal.