Songs of Blood and Sword

Powerful * Telegraph magazine *
Fascinating – Eithne Farry * Marie Claire *
She is a compassionate and brave campaigner who ought to be heard – Sebastian Shakespeare * Tatler *
The purpose of this painful biography is admirable and touching – Brenda Maddox * The Times *
A story with dazzling twists and turns told by a true-blue member of the Bhutto fold, with its family history of idealism, political betrayal, murder, hubris and paranaoia – Arifa Akbar * Independent *
Clear and unpretentious prose…hope, injustice, drama and grief are all ably captured and conveyed in what is a highly readable introduction to the grim realities of domestic politics in Pakistan. – Roderick Matthews * Observer *
Readers of Fatima Bhutto’s book can savour a uniquely fascinating, wonderfully well-constructed memoir from the heart of the most violent and Borgia-like of the South Asian dynasties. Witty, passionate and angry, it may not be objective history, but it is still the closest-focused political despatch yet written from Bhuttodom. – William Dalrymple * Financial Times *
Fatima Bhutto’s angry and stylish memoir – William Dalrymple * Sunday Herald, Christmas round up *
Shedding private light on public life…The niece of the assassinated Benazir Bhutto, whom she accuses of orchestrating her father’s murder, has written a chilling book about the feudal rivalries of Pakistan’s ruling elite which helps explain the unholy political mess in that country. – Ruth Wishart * Herald, Christmas round up *
It’s a dramatic story that tells of feudal power and dynastic in-fighting, yet sums up the failings of Pakistani democracy, when one entitles family can so dominate its political landscape – Arifa Akbar * Independent *

Fatima Bhutto is an Afghan born Pakistani poetess and writer. She studied at Columbia University, and the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London. She currently writes columns for The Daily Beast, New Statesman and other publications.

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