"Saffron is a luxury, but salt is a necessity, Aliya learns in this charming, witty exploration of class values." - Library Journal"The utterly sensuous descriptions of food and tea are alone worth the price of admission." - BooklistThis is my first book that I've read by Kamila Shamsie. Salt and...
Kartography is the story of Raheen, and her best friend Karim, who grow up together, and are then separated during their teenage years. Raheen's father was once engaged to Karim's mother, and her mother was once engaged to his father, yet the families strangely maintained close ties. The reasons ...
Wow. I almost gave up on this book before I got 50 pages in, and I am glad I didn't It wasn't the best book I have read, by far, but It was interesting and I loved the writing style whenever the poet would take over in his letters. I would love to read a whole book of those letters.The basic s...
Finally at the last gate he felt the weight of a hand on his shoulder and turned round with a cry: – Najeeb! – Qayyum, no, it’s me. Wake up now, wake up. Qayyum raised himself onto his elbow. Through the open window, the morning light was feeble. One of the most trusted of Ghaffar Khan’s men was ...
Now it was clear: the buildings were too squat, their minarets too narrow. The Bosporus itself was a strait, not a river; it should have been a river. And the written language – in Roman script! How could a nation choose to discard the grace of Arabic lettering (generations of Ashraf calligrapher...
