Qaisra Shahraz

• Jun-2007
• / General Fiction

"Typhoon" is set in Chiragpur, a Pakistani village warped in time, space and guilt, whose inhabitants are still traumatised by what happened some twenty years earlier in a courtroom (kacheri). With the arrival of a beautiful stranger from the city, t...

• Mar-2012
• / Contemporary Romance

"Gripping, hugely involving, and very satisfying" KATE MOSSESet in Pakistan, London and Egypt, this epic drama centres around the life of Zarri, the glamorous daughter of a wealthy landowner. Zarrie Bano is the charismatic 28-year-old daughter of a w...

• Mar-2013
• / General Fiction

In this vibrant and moving collection of short stories by award winning author Quaisra Shahraz, she demonstrates her abilities for storyline and plot which are always gripping. The Elopement, The Discovery and A Pair of Jeans focus on the issues faci...

• Feb-2014
• / Literary

"Delightfully detailed, emotionally rich and relevant" Anora McGaha, editor of Women Writers, Women BooksA multi-layered, multi-faceted story of love, loss and mixed-race marriage, Revolt is the tale of three wealthy sisters and the problems that no ...

• Sep-2017
• / General Fiction

Ten powerful stories set on several continents and at different periods in history. A well-meaning Abolitionist learns the sordid and violent truth about slavery from her African servants in Boston USA. The sundering of India and Pakistan in the 1...

• Nov-2017
• / General Fiction

"A dazzling display of Qaisra Shahraz''s masterful storytelling, this tantalizing collection features a mix of twelve stories from four continents. In The Concubine,"" a lover''s tale reveals the shameful secrets of a modern family, cleverly linked t...