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Only a teenager when her beloved father was murdered, shot outside their home by his political opponents, as an adult, Fatima Bhutto longed for a happy family life. And so when one day she meets an intoxicatingly charismatic man who promises just that, she falls for him - and falls hard. This is the story of how Fatima freed herself from the tight, dangerous coils of the man's manipulative charm. It's a tale that crosses continents, travels into myth, literature, astronomy and art, and explores Fatima's own yearning for motherhood. By her side for the entire journey is Coco: a small, ferociously loyal Jack Russell terrier. Heartbreaking yet hopeful, this kaleidoscopic memoir is a testament to resilience, self-acceptance, the restorative power of friendship, and humanity's connection to nature.

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Fatima Bhutto is the author of the novels The Runaways and the Women's Prize for Fiction-longlisted The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, and the non-fiction New Kings of the World and Songs of Blood and Sword, which deals with her father's murder and the Bhutto family's history in Pakistani politics. Bhutto's journalism and essays have appeared in the New Statesman, New York Times and Guardian, and elsewhere. Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and grew up between Syria and Pakistan. She graduated from Columbia University in 2004, majoring in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures and from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in London in 2005 with a Masters in South Asian Government and Politics.

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