Fatima Bhutto
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Keeping his deathbed promise to his father to free the small town of Mir Ali in Pakistan's Tribal Areas from oppressors, Hayat is forced to make terrible choices during a single morning when his brother, Sikander, and his troubled wife, Mina, are taken hostage by members of the Taliban.
2) The runaways
Author
Publisher
Verso
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Anita lives in Karachi's biggest slum. Her mother is a maalish wali, paid to massage the tired bones of rich women. But Anita's life will change forever when she meets her elderly neighbour, a man whose shelves of books promise an escape to a different world. On the other side of Karachi lives Monty, whose father owns half the city and expects great things of him. But when a beautiful and rebellious girl joins his school, Monty will find his life...