One of the first middle-grade historical novels set in the north-east, When Blackbirds Fly focuses on children growing up in times of conflict. Part of the Not Our War series, the book is a sensitive insight into the ravages of war seen through the eyes of an unnamed young boy. Set against the backdrop of the two-decade long civil war and specifically the 1966 bombing of Aizawl, this book is a primer for young adults to a part of Indian history that has been long sidelined.
