In snow-covered Gurez, near the Line of Control in Kashmir, storybooks are a rarity. When the Uncle From Far Away shows Amiya’s class a book filled with beautiful pictures, a dream is sparked—to build a library of their own. Amiya turns to her grandmother, Deidi, whose eyes hold generations of untold stories. Over steaming noon chai and buttery kulchas, Deidi remembers, Amiya writes, her sister draws—and a new book is born. But woven into this heartwarming tale is the quiet sorrow of separation. Deidi was parted from her husband by the partition of India, a pain often experienced by many families caught up in political strife. This story gently reminds us of that pain and the power of stories to preserve love and hope.
