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SCENES FROM EARLY LIFE, by Philip Hensher

January 21, 2013

THE CREATION OF BANGLADESH as seen from a child’s perspective. Deftly handled tale with flashes of sweet humor.

Grade: B PLUS

SCENES FROM EARLY LIFE
Faber and Faber
2013

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OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI, by Mohammed Hanif

November 1, 2012

THE HARDSCRABBLE WORLD of Pakistan’s “untouchable” Christians is the setting for this vividly imagined novel.

Grade: SOLID B

OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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