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"A History of Insects" by Yvonne Roberts
By chance I picked up this book at the library yesterday. It's about a 9 year old British girl growing up in Peshawar in the late 50s. She keeps a secret diary, full of her observations about the adults around her, the hypocrites, the wife beaters, adulterers, the spineless, the drunk, the religious bullies (ironically--NOT Muslims). Aside from a few historical references, the fresh wounds of Partition, communism across the world, etc. you'd think it was taking place just yesterday.
I'll write a more indepth review when i am finished, but I definitely recommend this to everyone who's interested in this subjevct matter.
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