A Pair of Jeans and other stories (14 page)
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Authors: Qaisra Shahraz
Once on the road she hailed a taxi. When asked where she was bound, “A turn round the whole city”, she replied. The night, and its accompanying darkness did not bother her. A hysterical giggle rose in her throat. She imagined her parents’ look of horror when they confronted her on their doorstep at 2 o’clock in the morning. The cord of convention was truly severed.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Qaisra Shahraz, is a prize-winning and critically acclaimed novelist and scriptwriter. Her two novels,
Typhoon
and the
Holy Woman
have been translated into several languages. Born in Pakistan, she has lived in Manchester (UK) since childhood. Qaisra was nominated for the
Asian Women of Achievement Awards
and for
The Muslim News Awards for Excellence
. In 2012 she was named one of the 100 influential women on the
Pakistan Women Power 100
list.
- Typhoon
- The Holy Woman
First published as an e-book in 2013
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ISBN 978–1–908446–17–6
