jammu and kashmir (india)

"Shahana lives alone with her younger brother in the shadow of the Line of Control, the border patrolled by Pakistani and Indian soldiers that divides Kashmir in two. Life is hard, but Shahana ekes out a living with her beautiful embroidery. Then she finds a boy lying unconscious near the border. Zahid is from across the Line of Control, and Shahana takes a terrible risk by sheltering him. But how can she give Zahid up to the authorities when she knows he'll be imprisoned --or worse?"--Back cover.

Basharat Peer chronicles the years he spent living in the Kashmir region, which has been fought over by Pakistan and India since 1989, a conflict which has caused more than 70,000 deaths. Peer outlines the many memorable moments he has seen, both as a child and as an adult.