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We are delighted to welcome acclaimed newsreader, writer and journalist Mishal Husain to the Authors’ Club to talk about her compelling memoir Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence (4th Estate)

‘One of the best memoirs I’ve read in years’ Sathnam Sanghera

‘Like silks in the precious fragment of the heirloom sari of its title, Broken Threads is woven from rich sources. It is a beautiful book, informed and informative, cool and factual, poetic and elegiac’ Sue Gaisford, Financial Times

Mishal Husain’s extraordinary memoir uncovers the story of her grandparents’ lives amidst empire, political upheaval and partition.

‘I witnessed the dwindling glow of the British Empire. I saw small men entrusted with great jobs, playing with the destiny of millions’

The lives of Mishal’s grandparents changed forever in 1947, as the new nation states of India and Pakistan were born. For years she had a partial story, a patchwork of memories and anecdotes: hurried departures, lucky escapes from violence and homes never seen again.

Decades later, the fragment of an old sari sent Mishal on a journey through time, using letters, diaries, memoirs and audio tapes to trace four lives shaped by the Raj, a world war, independence and partition.

Mumtaz rejects the marriage arranged for him as he forges a life with Mary, a devout Catholic from an Anglo-Indian family, while Tahirah and Shahid watch the politics of pre-partition Delhi unfold at close quarters. As freedom comes, bonds fray and communities are divided, leaving two couples to forge new identities, while never forgetting the shared heritage of the past.

‘A spectacular achievement. It is an incisive and carefully researched historical account, and as moving and true a personal narrative’ Guardian

Mishal Husain is a broadcaster, journalist and interviewer whose work has taken her from elections and royal events to refugee camps and filming documentaries. She presents BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and Today Debates, as well as the TV news on BBC1. Her first book was The Skills: How to Win at Work.

To book please contact the booking office at [email protected] or call 020 7968 0912.

Tickets: £36.00 per person and includes a two-course lunch, followed by coffee,
Cash Bar available at 12:30pm for lunch at 1.00pm
Please inform the club of any dietary requirements in advance.

Event capacity is full, waiting reservations are not allowed.

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Thu 12/12/2024

at 12:30 PM - 03:30 PM

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