THE SHADOW OF THE CRESENT MOON

Fatima Bhuttos stunning debut novel The Shadow of the Crescent Moon begins and ends one rain swept Friday morning in Mir Ali a small town in Pakistans Tribal Areas close to the Afghan border. Three brothers meet for breakfast. Soon after the eldest recently returned from America, hails a taxi to the local mosque. The second a doctor goes to check in at his hospital. His troubled wife does not join the family that morning