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I‘m happy I finally took the time to read this one (definitely would like to read her new book). I learned a lot about that part of the world. I am sad to say I do not know a lot about the area & haven‘t read enough books about either. Sad but inspiring story.

65/100

Adding some new countries to #ReadTheWorld2025 in July and August: #NewZealand, #Finland, #Peru, #Pakistan, #SriLanka, #Hungary and #Sweden.

I now have covered 26 countries!

I'm on Everand again for the first time in ages. Not that I'm reading much - I'm mostly listening to Agatha Christie audiobooks on YouTube. I'm sick again... Trying to rest today did not go well and I was forbidden from working tomorrow. It was quite unpleasant being told off in that way. Anyway, I have been falling apart lately - incredibly anxious and stressed and working long hours. So I'm actually quite grateful.

I hadn't noticed I had bought the #youngreaders edition of this #biography. I loved it although I must admit it makes me want to read the original version now. #education #womenrights ❤️

Faraz returns to the Mohalla, Lahore‘s walled inner-city, where mothers and daughters have worked as courtesans for generations. Faraz is a police officer and has been summoned to investigate the murder of one of the girls (or actually don‘t investigate it, just call it an accident) but he knows it‘s the place he was abducted from as a kid. Within these walls are his roots and he can‘t and won‘t deny them.

#ReadingTheWorld2025 book 23 #Pakistan

This book tugged at my heart and had a knot in my stomach the whole time. It is one of those stories that stick with you for a long time. It was so beautifully written. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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I wanted to love this more than I did. And honestly, I loved it until about the 50% mark and then it started to really go downhill for me.

This novella was recommended by Everand because I'd read Next World Novella. It describes the life and relationship of a mixed couple (British wife, Pakistani husband) who meet in London & make a life together in 1950s/60s Karachi. It starts with a folk tale that made me wonder whether there was a pb with the book's description, but it all made sense later on! I wish it had been a tad longer.
pic by Salil Kumar Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0, wikimedia