A trillion words, a million perspectives, over thousands of books, yet, nothing.... nothing braces you as the horrors washes anew with every account told, with every memory rehearsed from the partition era.

The prose was lyrical and courageous, championing Alma's father for his dedication to seeing women as human beings. But Razak did not shy away from depicting the downside of a non-misogynistic patriarch during a time of widespread violence either. Complexity and nuance, yes please! This is but one example of many. The litany of names starts off as a 5-minute bulletin. By the time it comes around to the first week of November there will be 1400 daily messages of girls lost and found, using up to 3 hours of airtime." The Moth’s fifth book will feature contributions from Elizabeth Gilbert, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Lin-Manuel Mirandaalongside tales of an international rescue mission for Paddington Bear, a family matriarch running numbers in Detroit, an epic Lucha libre showdown in Mexico City, and more. a b "Identifying and controlling clothes moths, carpet beetles and silverfish". Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development . Retrieved April 6, 2018.

The book is full of memorable characters. Alma’s sister, Roop, is memorable for perhaps the wrong reasons: a very young girl who shows all the signs of being some kind of psychopath! But the rest of the family, including servants, is brought to life very vividly as are the events of Partition. And many more: the Muslim nanny, forced to hide in a water tank; the widowed house-keeper whose mission is to keep the family together; the old grandmother, obsessed with the family’s honour and determined to preserve it no matter the cost… (From the Publisher) Red apple hair clip. Sweet milk pudding. A fair haired boy at the shore. The sacrifice? The moth. Ninety three women dead in the well. A stunning new edition of the best-selling photographic guide to the moths of the British Isles – now covering all British species. Murray, Stuart (2009). The Library: An Illustrated History. New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing. p.198.

Melody Razak felt inspired to write Moth after listening to a Radio 4 programme called ‘Partition Voices’. The emotion of the speakers caught her unexpectedly and she felt very much compelled to do further research. She explored in more depth the history of India’s partition and the scale of the brutality inflicted on all sides, focussing in particular on the women. Melody Razak took her research very seriously travelling to India and living there for a year while writing Moth An inspiring and entertaining collection of unforgettable true stories about finding unexpected beauty in life’s transitions will debut on March 19, 2024!

Tw: rape, sexual assault, violence, murder, discrimination, islamophobia, racism, graphic violence, misogynistic, child marriage A tumultous history of the partition of British India in 1947 into 2 independent dominions, the East Muslim majority Pakistan and the West Hindu majority India, we followed a family who went through this harrowing event as they are torn apart from each other. With multiple narrative, we start with the arranged marriage of a precocious Alma who are set to get married to a boy during the political unrest brewing in the community and the increasing violent confrontations between Hindu and Muslim. Though reluctant for the marriage, Bappu and Ma (Alma's parents) decided it was the safest choice for Alma as many women and children are violated cruelly during this time. But when the engagement breaks due to Alma's rigged initiative to change Alma's horoscope, the family was forced apart and ensue a tragic separation and tragey befalls Alma.