{"product_id":"the-shadow-of-the-crescent-moon-9780241965627","title":"The Shadow Of The Crescent Moon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFatima Bhutto''s stunning debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e begins and ends one rain swept Friday morning in Mir Ali, a small town in Pakistan''s Tribal Areas close to the Afghan border. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree brothers meet for breakfast. Soon after, the eldest, recently returned from America, hails a taxi to the local mosque. The second, a doctor, goes to check in at his hospital. His troubled wife does not join the family that morning. No one knows where Mina goes these days. And the youngest, the idealist, leaves for town on a motorbike. Seated behind him is a beautiful, fragile girl whose life and thoughts are overwhelmed by the war that has enveloped the place of her birth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThree hours later their day will end in devastating circumstances.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the lives of five young people trying to live and love in a world on fire. Individuals are pushed to make terrible choices. And, as the events of this single morning unfo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBhutto writes of\u003cb\u003e an extraordinary place where beauty lives alongside brutality\u003c\/b\u003e, with superb poise and a kind of defiant lyricism * The Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Few debut novels can adequately explore such colossal themes as betrayal and allegiance, or persuasively render fear, doubt and determination * The National *\u003cbr\u003eIncredibly ambitious,\u003cb\u003e extremely powerful and moving\u003c\/b\u003e * Radio 4 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunningly worded\u003c\/b\u003e * Company Magazine *\u003cbr\u003eConcise, elegant. \u003cb\u003eBhutto is a gifted and compelling writer\u003c\/b\u003e, economically and poetically summoning up this beautiful mountainous backwater * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003ePowerful, compelling, \u003cb\u003emoving inexorably to a devastating conclusion \u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Express *\u003cbr\u003e[Explores] the divisive split between those suffering from the direct consequences of war and a generation of unaware, complacent young Pakistanis * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA first novel of uncommon poise and acuity, \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Crescent Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is set in an old and protracted war for land and dignity. But \u003cb\u003eits swift and suspenseful narrative describes a fiercely contemporary battle in the human heart\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebetween the seductive fantasy of personal freedom and the tenacious claims of family, community and history -- Pankaj Mishra\u003cbr\u003eAn \u003cb\u003eextraordinary \u003c\/b\u003efirst novel which reads like a politico-religious thriller. \u003cb\u003eCompelling\u003c\/b\u003e. -- Hector Abads\u003cbr\u003eThis is (...)\u003cb\u003e a human story, with love as well as ideology \u003c\/b\u003e- Bhutto blends the two adroitly (and) writes with great poignancy, keeping the emotional pitch high * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt's \u003cb\u003ea heart-stopping thriller\u003c\/b\u003e, as well as an important political commentary about oppression, occupation and war. \u003cb\u003eMost strikingly, though, it's a devastating love story\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jemima Khan * New Statesman 'Books of the Year' *\u003cbr\u003eThe novel is set over the course of one morning in a small town in Pakistan's tribal regions (and) follows the story of three brothers who are forced to make difficult choices. But \u003cb\u003ethe heart of the novel, for Bhutto, lies in the female characters\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThought-provoking. Above all, what \u003ci\u003eThe Shadow of the Crescent Moon \u003c\/i\u003ecaptures so well is not just the trauma of war, but also the conflicts of contemporary Pakistanis, torn between remaining faithful to the legacy of previous generations, and their own dreams of choosing their own destiny * Sunday Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151084089687,"sku":"9780241965627","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-shadow-of-the-crescent-moon-9780241965627","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}