Martin Rangelow Rangelow itibaren Kaichuwa, Uttarakhand, Hindistan
No Asian conflict,” Stanley Wolpert’s new book begins, “has proved more deadly, costly, or intractable than that which continues to divide India and Pakistan over Kashmir.” Wolpert has been writing about the Indian subcontinent for half a century, which might explain his limited vision. One can easily think of several Asian conflicts, from Cambodia to Korea, with higher death counts and greater costs. But Wolpert, as a historian and an observer, has seen the two countries, which share a long border, engage in a number of wars since the British partition of 1947. Read more...
I started this book after attending a reading by the author and then put it down. I finished it last night at 11:30pm. I couldn't go to sleep until I knew how it ended.
a really great adventure. I'm a sucker for apocalyptic stories and this one is no exception. a tale of a farm girl who survives a nuclear holocaust alone, only to fall under the control of something even more insidious.
Read many years ago and I loved it! Would like to read it again someday...