A book on South Asia by Mishal Hussain | The foundation and ducks of history
MIshal Hussain’s Torn Threads begins with the actual frayed threads of a saree from her grandparents’ wedding. The cousin uses the brocade border on the shawl and gives it to Hussain as a wedding gift. Other than that, however, the book contains surprisingly few stories of objects for family memories in the age of nostalgia…