The Lucky Ones: A Memoir

The Lucky Ones: A Memoir

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About The Bookthis Survivors Memoir Of The Gujarat Pogrom 0F 2002 Is A Deeply Affecting, Necessary Read.In 2002, As Gujarat Begins To Burn, Zara Chowdhary Is Sixteen Years Old, Living With Her Family In Ahmedabad And On The Verge Of Taking Her Board Exams. Suddenly, She, Her Family And Neighbours Find Themselves Under A Three-Month Siege And Fearing For Their Lives. The Lucky Ones Traces The Past Of Her Multigenerational Muslim Family To Indias Brave But Bloody Origins, A Segregated Citys Ancient Past And The Lingering Hurt Causing Bloodshed On The Streets. Symphonic Interludes Offer Glimpses Into The Precious, Ordinary Lives Of Muslims, All Locked Together In A Crumbling Apartment Building In The Citys Old Quarters, With Their Ability To Forgive And Find Laughter, To Offer Grace Even As The World Outside, And Their Place In It, Falls Apart.The Lucky Ones Entwines Lost Histories Across A Subcontinent, Examines Forgotten Myths, Prods A Familys Secrets And Gazes Unflinchingly Back At A Country Rushing To Move Past One Of The Biggest Pogroms In Its Modern History. It Is A Warning Thrown To The World By A Young Survivor, To Democracies That Fail To Protect Their Vulnerable, And To Homes That Wont Listen To Their Daughters. It Is An Ode To Indias Unique Islamic Heritage And The Rebellion Of A Young Woman Who Insists She Will Belong To Her Land, Family And Faith On Her Own Terms.About The Authorzara Chowdhary Is A Writer And Lecturer At The University Of Wisconsin. She Has An Mfa In Creative Writing And Environment From Iowa State University And A Masters In Writing For Performance From The University Of Leeds. She Has Previously Written For Documentary Television, Advertising And Film. She Lives In Wisconsin, Usa, With Her Partner, Child And Two Cats.

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