First published 2003
When India declares independence, 1,001 children are born with supernatural gifts. Two boys - the son of a poor Hindu woman and the heir to a wealthy Muslim family - are switched at birth, their fates forever entwined. As India and Pakistan fracture, the boys' extraordinary powers embroil them in the volatile decades that follow. But can they escape the past and forge their own identities?
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, magical-realism, 21st-century
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-one, fate, found-family
Setting: India
Period: 1947-
144 pages · Paperback · Modern Library