When Blackbirds Fly

A Searing Tale of An Unknown War, Set in Mizoram (Not Our War series) | Ages 10+

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Life is sweet growing up in Aizawl, with his family and friends, and all the narrator wants is a peaceful life. But the independence movement in Mizoram means that regardless of what he wants, he is drawn inexorably into a world where everyone has to choose where they stand …

Set in the initial stages of the two-decade-long struggle for Mizoram’s independence and against the backdrop of the 1966 bombing of Aizawl, this stunning debut novel is an universal story of how individual dreams and lives are shattered when larger conflicts arise.

This book is part of the Not Our War series, which looks at the lives of children in conflict zones.