Songs of Blood and Sword
A Daughter’s Memoir
September 2011
Trade Paperback · 496 Pages
$16.99 U.S. · €11.99 E.U.
ISBN 9781568586762
Nation Books
Trade Paperback · 496 Pages
$16.99 U.S. · €11.99 E.U.
ISBN 9781568586762
Nation Books
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Description
In September 1996, fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto shielded her baby brother while shots rang out outside the family home in Karachi. This was the evening that her father, Murtaza, was assassinated. 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 power brokers in the newly created state of Pakistan. It is an epic tale of intrigue and the international political elite, the making of modern Pakistan, and, ultimately, tragedy. It is also a book about a daughter's love for her father and her search to uncover the truth of his life and death.
Songs of Blood and Sword tells the story of a family of feudal landlords who became power brokers in the newly created state of Pakistan. It is an epic tale of intrigue and the international political elite, the making of modern Pakistan, and, ultimately, tragedy. It is also a book about a daughter's love for her father and her search to uncover the truth of his life and death.
About the Author
An acclaimed poet and journalist, Fatima Bhutto writes for the Daily Beast, Guardian, and New Statesman. She lives in Karachi.