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Using the perspectives of three young adults--a Musiim male, a Sikh female, and a British female--Bradbury builds a story about the partition between India and Pakistan. The characters are believable, the story interesting, and the placement in histsory realistic. It provides a glimpse into a part of history that may not be well known by people in the Western world, particularly.


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A Moment Comes Jennifer Bradbury Books Reviews

Bradbury, author of notable mystery SHIFT and historical suspense WRAPPED, brings readers into another time and place with A MOMENT COMES. Set in 1947 Pakistan, the story changes among three teens on the brink of a volatile situation after the British separate the Muslim and Sikh people. Tariq, a Muslim teen, gets caught in a mob and has to reconcile his actions from that afternoon with his dream of going to Oxford to study. Anupreet is barely healed from another mob attack when she begins work at the British home of Margaret, daughter of a British mapmaker. Tariq is working for the mapmaker and hopes that will earn him a reference to Oxford and a ticket away. As the three cross paths and cultures, each are pulled towards, and yet away, from each other as they struggle to find their worth and place. The danger outside the British home where one lives and two work, yet readers will know they are heading for an ending that will change the three teens' lives in this well-crafted, intricate read.

Tariq finds it hard to turn away from childhood friend Sameer when he pulls Tariq into the mob. As they beat Sikh people fleeing from their burning temple, Tariq hits harder than he meant to. He tries to live with the knowledge that he may have killed someone. At his home, his brother, the war hero veteran, is bitter with half a leg and speaks against the British. But Tariq is counting on his work at the British mapmaker's house to earn him his dream of going to England to study at Oxford.

Anupreet's facial scar may be healing, but she is still fearful of being attacked on the streets again. She is sent to work for Margaret's family as her own family had to take in relatives. There is no room for her now and she has to contribute money to help her family. She mostly gets along with Margaret, helping her with her hair in the hot climate and taking her to the market to find suitable clothes. But Anupreet realizes Tariq watches her while he flirts with Margaret. She wants only to return to her family and be safe.

Margaret shamed her family when she fell in love with a British soldier. All of society seemed to know about it when he was sent back to America. She's not sorry about that, but she is not happy to be in this hot strange land with no piano. Tariq helps resolve her boredom, by leaving her cigarettes and presents. He also helps her and her mother when they are exposed to cholera while volunteering.

Margaret's father speaks of how unfair his own work is, separating a people who were leaving peaceably without the British involvement. She does not really understand what is going on, but as she gets to know them, Margaret begins to see Tariq and Anupreet as friends and people with problems.

Tariq sees Sameer blackmail market shop owners and knows he is involved with bombs and more in the area. He is trying to keep Sameer away while clinging to the increasingly unlikely prospect of leaving Pakistan for Oxford. When Sameer tries to have a mysterious package delivered to Margaret's family, Tariq intervenes. He steps in again when Anupreet is in danger. Anupreet and Margaret then band together to help Tariq when his bravery endangers himself.

While her books are very different, Bradbury weaves suspense with complicated, relatable characters in engrossing situations. Anupreet, Margaret and Tariq are unusual heroes with a lot to overcome but readers will be cheering for them.

Reviewed by Amy Alessio
Source Received an e-ARC from the publisher through Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

After taking some classes on Indian history, I discovered that I have a deep fascination for the country and its history that is not often sated in YA fiction, which so often focuses on American or fantastical worlds. Luckily we have books like this, a more serious offering from the author of Wrapped, the historical MG/YA.

What first caught me about this book is its setting during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, a situation whose repercussions are still felt today in seemingly unending conflict between the two bodies. I knew vague factoids about the situation but this story places you on the ground with Sikhs and Muslims battling over territory but also thankfully highlights the good of people stepping up to do the bit of good that they can do. This is demonstrated in the form of our three narrators Muslim Tariq, craving to study at Oxford; Sikh Anupreet, a beautiful girl confined to her home to protect her from the violent angry men around her; and Margaret, the British daughter of a cartographer come to divide India who meets the previous two when they are hired as servants in her family's household.

I did not read the summary very closely as it clearly states that these three would be followed so I was surprised to meet the three as narrators. Each chapter lists the narrator so it is easy to keep track that way although the personalities, wants, and desires of all three are so different that it would be simple to do even without (it is appreciated still.)

Probably what I liked most about this was how everything kept building. The circumstances became darker and more violent, everyone became a bit more desperate until the great climax of these ordinary people stepping up to do what they could despite the odds. In the author's note, Bradbury writes a little about this and I loved how she brought that theme out.

I do think there could have been a bit more depth into the religious, racial, and gender issues of the time, especially for people who are not familiar with the period. Still there are a few books to reference mentioned in the author's note that I think it would behoove me to check out so as to further enlighten myself.

Overall A very well-done historical novel about a time not very well-known to modern American audiences.
This book is a great read and wonderful for not only teens and young adult, but everyone. Loved Bradbury's other books too.
A different type of novel. Wonderful characters and storyline. Third book for this author. Great writer who has a bright future.
it was a horrible book to do a project on and really confusing.
Using the perspectives of three young adults--a Musiim male, a Sikh female, and a British female--Bradbury builds a story about the partition between India and Pakistan. The characters are believable, the story interesting, and the placement in histsory realistic. It provides a glimpse into a part of history that may not be well known by people in the Western world, particularly.