First, I want to clarify that I hesitated in a rocking score between 3 and 4 stars. I finally opted for 3 stars (already a very respectable score) because I found (personal opinion) very long story to get under way. Once done, clean and passionate writing of the author, added to some ironic passages that lend themselves to smile frankly, makes its friendly text, though by fairly complex moments in its construction (for what purpose a particular way), on a topic that is equally. Indeed, the story traces (not necessarily in chronological order, which is an asset in the pocket of Mr. Hanif, the journey of a young nurse wife, a Catholic and former inmate of a women's prison; and, in the economic capital (Karachi), one of the most sectarian Muslim countries (Pakistan) in the world Daily that poor nurse in a hospital renowned and equally poor service. as well as his meetings, often hazardous and risky ... In the country's image in which Alice Bhatti lives. The challenge of inter-religious relations, violence, poverty and corruption in this great country of about 180 million people, are in turn exposed in this novel, cryptic (always personal opinion) to the last punctuation epilogue. A literary novel quality that deserves to be read.
