Description
Set against the searing upheaval of Partition in 1947, this novel follows a young girl’s coming-of-age as her world fractures under the pressure of communal violence and political betrayal. With sharp wit and heartbreaking clarity, it traces how ordinary lives are reshaped—sometimes irreparably—by fear, rumor, and the sudden collapse of old loyalties. Through intimate relationships and vivid street-level detail, the story explores themes of identity, displacement, moral courage, and the fragile bonds that can either endure or break in catastrophe. Bapsi Sidhwa’s distinctive, observant style blends dark humor with lyrical realism, capturing the human cost of history as it unfolds in real time.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin UK
Published Oct 14, 2000
361 pages
ISBN: 9789351181194
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Ice-Candy-Man by Bapsi Sidhwa.