Our Book of the Week is BEST OF FRIENDS by Kamila Shamsie. This powerful new novel from the author of Home Fire contrasts the fates of two school friends whose lives are set on different tracks by an incident in their teenage years. Bridging Karachi and London, the novel unpicks the operations of power through class and gender, both in Pakistan and abroad, and explores the tensions and bonds of friendship and culture. Another subtle and insightful novel from this fine writer. 
>>Read Stella's review.
>>Stella reviews the book on RNZ. 
>>Thorny issues. 
>>Friendship, power, and ethics. 
>>Does principle or loyalty make for the better friend? 
>>Why friendship? 
>>What kind of democracy is this? 
>>Start reading!