At the Stroke of Midnight & Other Stories by Hernoor Kaur Grewal

About the Book​​

At the Stroke of Midnight is a fictional journey into the heart of India’s 1947 Partition. Through a series of evocative short stories, the collection explores the intimate betrayals and unexpected acts of kindness that flickered amid the chaos of Britain’s crumbling Empire, seen not through the lens of politicians but through the eyes of those left in the shadows of the Great Divide.​ From a young Muslim girl witnessing her neighbours’ humanity to a Sikh father forced to make an unthinkable choice, these stories of love, loss, and survival reimagine the human cost of 1947.

Praise for the Book​

‘A lyrical and moving meditation on Partition memory and resilience, combining voices, places, and emotions through an intimate yet expansive narrative. In Hernoor’s hands, this book poetically transforms the memories of 1947 into acts of reflection, healing, and creative reconstruction.’​

Dr Radha Kapuria, author of Music in Colonial Punjab

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‘In the lineage of Amrita Pritam’s lament, Gurbaksh Singh’s dream of an undivided Punjab, and Kartar Singh Duggal’s faith in coexistence, Hernoor reaches for a Punjab that lives beyond the map - her stories are a tender, unashamedly imaginative act of remembrance. In an age of hardening borders and partisan tribalism, her insistence on a shared world becomes a quiet act of resistance.’​

Dr Jvala Singh, author of 52 Punjabi Proverbs and The Ballad of Chandi​

Designed by: Navjit Surdhar (cover)

Publication Date: 1st August 2026

ISBN: 9781036997953

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