Adding some new countries to #ReadTheWorld2025 in July and August: #NewZealand, #Finland, #Peru, #Pakistan, #SriLanka, #Hungary and #Sweden.
I now have covered 26 countries!
I'm on Everand again for the first time in ages. Not that I'm reading much - I'm mostly listening to Agatha Christie audiobooks on YouTube. I'm sick again... Trying to rest today did not go well and I was forbidden from working tomorrow. It was quite unpleasant being told off in that way. Anyway, I have been falling apart lately - incredibly anxious and stressed and working long hours. So I'm actually quite grateful.
pickI hadn't noticed I had bought the #youngreaders edition of this #biography. I loved it although I must admit it makes me want to read the original version now. #education #womenrights ❤️
pickFaraz returns to the Mohalla, Lahore‘s walled inner-city, where mothers and daughters have worked as courtesans for generations. Faraz is a police officer and has been summoned to investigate the murder of one of the girls (or actually don‘t investigate it, just call it an accident) but he knows it‘s the place he was abducted from as a kid. Within these walls are his roots and he can‘t and won‘t deny them.
#ReadingTheWorld2025 book 23 #Pakistan
pickThis book tugged at my heart and had a knot in my stomach the whole time. It is one of those stories that stick with you for a long time. It was so beautifully written. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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This novella was recommended by Everand because I'd read Next World Novella. It describes the life and relationship of a mixed couple (British wife, Pakistani husband) who meet in London & make a life together in 1950s/60s Karachi. It starts with a folk tale that made me wonder whether there was a pb with the book's description, but it all made sense later on! I wish it had been a tad longer.
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pickA beautifully written book that will leave you in tears. Set during the separation of Bangladesh from Pakistan. Anam does not hide the savagery of the war.
pickThe birth of #Bangladesh was excruciating, as it tore itself away from East Pakistan. The book is told from the perspective of a mother, Rehana, whose son and daughter are old enough to take active parts in the war for independence. Even Rehana engages in acts of rebellion. This is an excellent book for learning about the war without graphic details of the violence that took place. Sadly the narration of the audiobook provided practically no ⬇️
