Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa only she saw the truth

only she saw the truth behind the public face of the famous author - that he was a haunted man whose bestselling novels were based on a terrifying reality

Their discoveries

It was translated into English by Samuel Beckett

He is the author of numerous volumes

marking the return of one of South Asia's most compelling storytellers

Ice Candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa only she saw the truthNow Filmed as 1947, a motion picture by Deepa Mehta. Few novels have caught the turmoil of the Indian subcontinent during Partition with such immediacy, such wit and tragic power. Bapsi Sidhwas lce Candy Man is an intimate glimpse into events as they tear apart the world of Lenny, a young Parsee girl growing up in the pungent, busybodying city of Lahore.