The Fragrance of Tears: My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto

Author Victoria Schofield
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In the summer of 1978, Victoria Schofield travelled to Pakistan to stay with her Oxford friend Benazir Bhutto, daughter of the former Pakistani prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She was answering an invitation to visit Benazir during her fatherâ€™s appeal against the death sentence following his trial for conspiracy to murder, brought by the military regime of General Zia-ul-Haq.In the fevered and desperate context of Bhuttoâ€™s appeal and subsequent execution, Victoria and Benazirâ€™s Oxford friendship grew into a deeper emotional bond that would last a lifetime until Benazirâ€™s assassination in December 2007. As well as providing firsthand insights into Benazirâ€™s transformation from Oxford undergraduate to political activist and the first woman prime minister of a Muslim majority country, Schofieldâ€™s memoir of their friendship sheds light on the troubled recent history of an increasingly turbulent region. Drawing on diaries and letters, she narrates the trajectory of her close and enduring relationship with one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics â€“ whose life and career were defined by tragedy.â€˜The story of a remarkable woman, but not as history has already written it. This intimate account could only have been written by someone like Victoria Schofield, who stood next to Benazir in everyday and earth-shaking moments, both as an astute observer and loyal friend.â€™

Publisher Oxford University Press
Publication Date 01/01/2021
Number of Pages 336
Binding Hard Back
ISBN 9780190704315
Category Fiction , Biographics

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