14311 Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam

14311 Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam Publisher: Edições Gailivro SYNOPSIS Somewhere in England, not long ago... In an unnamed city, Jugnu and his lover, Chanda, vanished. Rumours spread rapidly through the tightly knit Pakistani community until, on a January morning when snow lay like a vast white shroud, Chanda’s brothers were arrested on suspicion of murder. Maps for Lost Lovers recounts the events that unfolded over the following twelve months. What follows is an exploration of everything sacred to Jugnu’s brother and sister-in-law, Shamas and Kaukab. As the seasons pass, Kaukab desperately strives to preserve her Islamic piety while grappling with the aftermath of the double murder and its corrosive effect upon her family. Maps for Lost Lovers lays bare the heart of a family standing at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality, and religion, expressing their grief, yearnings, and desires in a language that is hauntingly poetic—a language that vividly, beautifully, and brilliantly brings to life the landscape, light, insects, and birds. Price - €5 XVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXVXV