But these things haven’t happened before. It’s August 1947, the night before India’s independence. It is also the night before Pakistan’s creation and the brutal partition of the two countries. Asha, a Hindu in a newly created Muslimand, must flee to safety. She carries with her a secret she has kept even from Firoze, her Muslimover. But Firoze must remain in Pakistan and increasing tensions between the two countries mean the couple can never reunite. Fifty yearsater in New York, Asha’s Indian granddaughter falls inove with a Pakistani and Asha and Firoze, meeting again atast, are faced with one more final choice.