The Lady of Sohanbela

The principal character, Kamila, is the sole heir to the hereditary seat of a sufi saint located in a riverine area in the rural hinterland of Pakistan. Her liberal outlook and correlated lifestyle are the outcome of an urban upbringing and westernized academics. Made aware by the final wish of her long-suffering mother to observe familial duties by maintaining and upholding the centuries old family shrine that has a subcontinental following, she is required to marry the leading landowner of the region. The tensions and conflicts that are inherent in such a situation are the wellsprings of the narrative which plays out against European, American and Pakistani backdrops.

About the Author

Irshad AbdulKadir (MA. Cambridge University, LL.B. Hons. University of London, and Barrister-at-Law, Lincoln’s Inn, London) lived in Karachi. His other published works include: an English translation (in collaboration with Dr Emmanuel Lizioli) of an Italian translation of the Pali script of The Throne of Diamonds on the life of Buddha; a treatise on the Intellectual Property Laws of the UAE; Three works in fiction, comprising a collection of short stories, Clifton Bridge, a novel, The Deriabad Chronicles and a second novel, Prodigal.

Binding: Paperback · Pages: 226 · Published: 2021 · Publisher: Lightstone Publishers

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