{"product_id":"the-house-of-bilqis-paperback","title":"The House of Bilqis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAzhar Abidi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e A haunting novel about a mother and son and the emotional consequences of leaving home \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The matriarch Bilqis Khan, a widowed university professor, is dismayed when her only son Samad marries Kate, a white Australian woman, and settles in Melbourne rather than returning home to Pakistan. Though Samad attempts to convince his mother to join them in Australia, she insists on remaining in Karachi, presiding over the family's crumbling estate, even while tensions in the government are mounting, making the country progressively more dangerous. Meanwhile, Bilqis's devoted servant Mumtaz enters a relationship with a freedom fighter, risking her and her family's honor, and Bilqis realizes that it is up to her to intervene. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The intertwining stories of Bilqis, Samad, and Mumtaz offer a powerful and nuanced portrait of Pakistan in the modern era. Azhar Abidi's precise and elegant prose illuminates the struggle between a mother and son to reconcile their love for one another with their love for the places they call home.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAzhar Abidi was born in Pakistan and lives in Melbourne, Australia. His work has been published in \u003cb\u003eThe Guardian Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e, the Australian literary journal \u003cb\u003eMeanjin\u003c\/b\u003e, and in \u003cb\u003eThe Best Australian Essays 2004\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.72 x 5.82 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 30, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47499625005277,"sku":"9780143116578","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/G62zoCVFSY9780143116578.webp?v=1772004782","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-house-of-bilqis-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}