Remembering the Juice Mango Author:Kahlon, Neena During the violent events that came about as a result of Partition in 1947, Ratna and Dev, two young Hindu orphans-one servant, one master-sit by Dev's dead mother, unable to grasp their situation. A Sikh couple fleeing the newly created Pakistan into independent India, reaches out to these bewildered children through their own pain and trauma. ... more »Difficult days follow as Ratna and her newly forged family journey across unfamiliar land, their troubling scars outlasting that moment of warring humanity. With help from nurturing adoptive parents and the power of remembered love, nine-year-old, shell-shocked Ratna soon grows into a powerful woman. The narrative is essentially her story-a tale of growth and her refusal to allow tragedy to control her life. This is a celebration of life. It is a story of survival and hope for those, who like Ratna, are forgotten after being branded 'collateral damage' in various human conflicts. It is a saga of love across three generations, a love so powerful that it transcends all human tragedies.« less