'They didn't dwell on it - they felt so many had suffered more', says Mishal Husain on her family history and partition of India

In her new book, written around 3am starts for Radio 4’s Today, the BBC presenter turns her gaze from the daily grind of British politics to her grandparents’ lucky escape

The BBC journalist weaves a tender tapestry with the stories of her four grandparents in the new state of Pakistan