Fatima Bhutto - The Shadow of the Crescent Moon

Published: April 6, 2020, 11:44 a.m.

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Long-listed for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction, Bhutto\\u2019s lyrical debut novel unfolds over the course of one morning in Mir Ali, a small town in Pakistan's Tribal Areas close to the Afghan border.\\nSet during the American invasion of Afghanistan, it chronicles the lives of five young people trying to live and love in a world on fire. On a day seemingly like any other, three brothers meet for breakfast before going their separate ways. Three hours later their day will end in devastating circumstances.

(Photo: Fatima Bhutto)

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