: Much to the surprise of her family, she gains a "new lease on life" and decides to travel to Pakistan .
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: A major theme is the transgression of borders—geopolitical (traveling to Pakistan to confront Partition trauma), gendered (her friendship with a transgender woman, Rosie), and familial. : Much to the surprise of her family,