Richard Walker

Hope for one of the most turbulent, traumatised regions in the world

Can the conflicts in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh ever stop? In Midnight's Descendants, John Keay suggests they can — and the answer lies in India

Lord Mountbatten discloses Britain's partition plan for India Photo: Getty
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  • Midnight’s Descendants

    John Keay

    William Collins, pp. 347

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