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Reviewed on August 1, 2003
In this third novel by Shamsie, whose Salt and Saffron landed her on the Orange Prize Futures List, Raheen and Karim share a friendship that in some ways predates their very births. Yet at age 13, they are separated when Karim's family leaves Pakistan, though even more difficult is the divorce of Karim's parents, which blights the relationship between the two friends. Several themes run through the narrativ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More



