A beautifully written, deeply perceptive examination of friendship. We follow bosom friends Zahra and Maryam, from fourteen-year-olds in Karachi to successful middle-aged women in London, Zahra a top human rights executive, Maryam accepting government patronage for her personally intrusive computer programme. Can the friendship survive? In a dramatic denouement simmering resentments emerge including an adolescent episode – Zahra got them into trouble, Maryam was punished – which has haunted their lives. I won't spoil it by divulging the ending!
(Annabel Bedini - bwl 110 Autumn 2023 ) |
