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Political dynasty's tale through a daughter's eyes.

If you have an interest in the personal impact of political events, "Songs of Blood and Sword" offers a moving perspective. Fatima Bhutto gives you a front-row seat to her family's entanglement with power and politics in Pakistan—a narrative that's as much about national history as it is about personal grief and resilience. It's a gripping memoir that humanizes the often abstract and distant world of political turmoil.

  • Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize Nominee (2010)
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ISBN: 9781568586762
Authors: Fatima Bhutto
Publisher: Bold Type Books
Date of Publication: 2011-09-06
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Biographies & Memoirs, History
Goodreads rating: 3.85
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In September 1996, fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room, shielding her baby brother, while shots rang out in the dark outside the family home in Karachi. This was the night her father Murtaza was murdered. It was the latest in a long line of tragedies for one of the world's best-known political dynasties. Songs of Blood and Sword tells the story of a family of feudal landlords who became powerbrokers. It is an epic tale of intrigue, the making of modern Pakistan, and ultimately, tragedy. A searing testament to a troubled land, Songs of Blood and Sword reveals a daughter's love for her father and her search to uncover the truth of his life and death.
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Political dynasty's tale through a daughter's eyes.

If you have an interest in the personal impact of political events, "Songs of Blood and Sword" offers a moving perspective. Fatima Bhutto gives you a front-row seat to her family's entanglement with power and politics in Pakistan—a narrative that's as much about national history as it is about personal grief and resilience. It's a gripping memoir that humanizes the often abstract and distant world of political turmoil.

  • Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize Nominee (2010)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.