
AlovestoryplayedoutagainstabackdropofpoliticalandreligiousupheavalAttheendoftheSecondWorldWar38yearoldcareersoldierGianSinghresignshiscommissionwiththeBritishIndianArmyandreturnstohischildhoodvillageneartheborderwithPakistanHauntedbythememoriesofwarheseeksaquietlifeoffarmingsolitudeandprayerHispeaceisshatteredinAugust1947howeverwhenIndiaisgrantedindependenceAnewborderisdrawnbetweenHindudominatedIndiaandMuslimdominatedPakistanandtheregionistornapartbymassacresfueledbyancientanimositiesInthemidstofonesuchmassacreGianfindsNaseema17yearoldMuslimgirlandtakesherunderhisprotectionTheygraduallyfindthemselvesdrawntoeachotherbutastheirremarkablestoryplaysouttheobstaclestotheirhappinessproveallbutinsurmountable
