This compelling, breath-taking read for fans of AMERICAN DIRT will make you question everything you thought you knewOne of the 'most important and prescient' books - Dolly Alderton and Pandora Sykes, The High Low'Bhutto's new novel will move you' - Elif Shafak_________________________On the cusp of adulthood, thr...

In September 1996, a fourteen-year-old Fatima Bhutto hid in a windowless dressing room, shielding her baby brother while shots rang out in the streets outside the family home in Karachi. This was the evening that her father Murtaza was murdered, along with six of his associates. In December 2007, Benazir Bhutto, Fatima’s aunt, and the woman she had publically accused of ordering her father’s murder, was assassinated in Rawalpindi. It was the latest in a long line of tragedies for one of th...

**“Fatima Daas carves out a portrait, like a patient, attentive sculptor...or like a mine searcher, aware that each word could make everything explode.” —Virginie DespentesDrawn from the author’s experiences growing up in a Paris banlieue, a powerful, lyric debut that explores the diverse, often conflicting facets of her identity—French, Algerian, Muslim, lesbian.**The youngest daughter of Algerian immigrants, Fatima Daas is raised in a home where love and sexuality are con...

Ali’s life is a series of hilarious disasters, thanks to a mischievous amulet that brings him the strangest kind of luck—mostly bad! Whether he’s slipping on banana peels or causing chaos at a job interview, Ali’s misadventures are guaranteed to make you laugh. Alongside his sarcastic best friend, Sara, and his quirky Grandpa Hamid, Ali navigates the ups and downs of life with humor, heart, and plenty of unexpected surprises.A lighthearted and funny read perfect for anyone who love...

Sitara Gopalasundaram – single, high-minded, just-over thirty, arts editor of Homme magazine, with a mop of uncontrollable hair and no time for Bollywood-types – is seriously upset.Being commanded to unearth the story behind Bollywood superstud Nasser Khan’s much-talked-about reclusive status following the break-up of his long-standing engagement to a cinematic bimbette is nothing short of a nightmare for someone who can’t quite tell her Khans apart.Things ...

Introduce young ones to the strength of love and kindness in this touching story about finding hope in the toughest places, authored by Olympic-medal-winner Fatima Whitbread.North Star, North Star,Are you near or are you far?Shining with a twinkling glow,Please show us which way to go.Join Little Fatima on a journey to find her forever home, even though it is not as easy as she had hoped. But through this journ...

What if the past two years of your life were a lie?Yesterday, I believed I was the smartest witch at the supernatural agency. My magic and power made me their most effective agent, reclaiming stolen artifacts and tracking down dangerous rogues.Today, I know the organization I work for is actually a front for a sprawling criminal network that threatens to upend the paranormal world. It only took a serial killer to break the news to me and turn my world upsid...

Long-listed for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction, a lyrical novel set over the course of one morning in a small town in PakistanFatima Bhutto’s stunning debut novel chronicles the lives of five young people trying to live and love in a world on fire. Set during the American invasion of Afghanistan, The Shadow of the Crescent Moon begins and ends one rain-swept Friday morning in Mir Ali, a small town in Pakistan’s Tribal Areas close to the Afghan borde...

In a kind of Catherine Millet meets Roland Barthes baring of life with hints of the work of Chris Kraus, Sludge Utopia is an autofictional novel about sex, depression, family, shaky ethics, ideal forms of life, girlhood, and coaching oneself into adulthood under capitalism.Using her compulsive reading as a lens through which to bring coherence to her life, twenty-five-year-old Catherine engages in a series of sexual relationships, thinking that desire is th...

"Babe, we need to find a way to get them out of here! Especially after that nig... That nigger groped you!" Daniel insisted, looking over his shoulder in their bedroom as he whispered, terrified that two Africans would hear him.The quarantine order for their state did not care that the two were foreign nationals or that they were just staying three nights at the young white couple's Airbnb. They took over the guest bedroom, played loud rap music, ate the couple's food freely, and f...

Table of ContentsIntroductionAbout WatercolorsShort HistoryTypes of Water ColorsDifferent Techniques of Watercolor paintingFlowers in Water ColorsComparison with Other MediumsOil PaintsAcrylic PaintsOthersMaterials used for water color paintingMaterial for drawingTracing PaperWater colorsPaperPalletBrushesMasking fluidContainersTissue PaperBoar...

An emotionally unintelligent 18-year-old Winston wakes up to a zombie virus outbreak. Only adults seem to be affected while kids run around losing their minds . . . or brains?Together, a 15-year-old genius Jason B (who seems to be taking this very well), and Winston fight to get out of town and make unexpected friends along the way. Keeping track of his zombie kills was hard enough, now he has to go hunting for a special zombie too?As Winston narrowly misses being bit, the ...