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Songs of Blood and Sword
Fatima Bhutto
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Description for Songs of Blood and Sword
Paperback. Tells the story of a family of rich feudal landlords - the proud descendents of a warrior caste - who became powerbrokers in Karachi, Pakistan. Num Pages: 496 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1FKP; BM; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 32. Weight in Grams: 376.
Discover this lyrical, sweeping and powerful book on the Bhutto family, an extraordinary, Kennedy-esque dynasty that is central to the story of modern Pakistan.
In September 1996, a fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room, shielding her baby brother while shots rang out in the streets outside the family home in Karachi. This was the evening that her father Murtaza was murdered, along with six of his associates. In December 2007, Benazir Bhutto, Fatima's aunt, and the woman she had publically accused of ordering her father's murder, was assassinated in Rawalpindi. It was the latest in a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
496
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099532668
SKU
V9780099532668
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99-99
About Fatima Bhutto
Fatima Bhutto is an Afghan born Pakistani poetess and writer. She studied at Columbia University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, New Statesman and other publications.
Reviews for Songs of Blood and Sword
Powerful
Telegraph magazine
Fascinating
Eithne Farry
Marie Claire
She is a compassionate and brave campaigner who ought to be heard
Sebastian Shakespeare
Tatler
The purpose of this painful biography is admirable and touching
Brenda Maddox
The Times
A story with dazzling twists and turns told by a true-blue member ... Read more
Telegraph magazine
Fascinating
Eithne Farry
Marie Claire
She is a compassionate and brave campaigner who ought to be heard
Sebastian Shakespeare
Tatler
The purpose of this painful biography is admirable and touching
Brenda Maddox
The Times
A story with dazzling twists and turns told by a true-blue member ... Read more