Category Archives: Pakistan

Book Review: “A Bike Ride,” by Anne Mustoe

Posted on February 3, 2023 by skayoliver

I had planned to breeze through Anne Mustoe’s 290-page paperback about her 12,000-mile bike ride around the world. She started her story in an innocent and straightforward manner. Ever a traveler, she was on school break as the head mistress … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia, Book Reviews, China, Commentary, Cycling, history, India, Islam, Pakistan, religion and culture, travel, Turkey | 3 Comments

Book Review: “Best of Friends,” by Kamila Shamsie

Posted on December 15, 2022 by skayoliver

Best of Friends, by Kamila Shamsie traces a friendship of 40 years between two Pakistani women for whom an incident when they were fourteen-years-old indelibly stamps their futures. In 1988, two fourteen-year-old girls growing up in Karachi, Pakistan hitch a … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, colonialism, history, Pakistan | 2 Comments