Fatima Bhutto Event at the Edinburgh International Book Festival -15th August 2010

Edinburgh International Book Festival is held from 14^th to 30^th August 2010 in Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh from 9.30am to late. Admission is free. To book phone 0845 373 5888.

The Edinburgh International Book Festival is not just for those with a love of reading but is also inspiring for writers no matter how inexperienced or how young. Learn from the masters. What better city to rub shoulders with legendary authors like Fergal Keane, Carol Ann Duffy and Fay Weldon.

Listen to readings by the authors, take a masterclass in illustrating, writing workshops, book reading and activities for children and much more.

Sunday 15^th August

15:00 THE TIMES EVENT FATIMA BHUTTO THE TRAGIC STORY OF PAKISTAN’S GREAT POLITICAL DYNASTY RBS MAIN THEATRE, £10 [£8]
When Fatima Bhutto’s father was murdered by Pakistani police in 1996, Benazir Bhutto – her aunt – was Prime Minister. Fatima became a passionate critic, claiming that Benazir had ordered her father’s murder. A decade later, Benazir herself was assassinated. Now, in Songs of Blood and Sword, Fatima Bhutto reveals the tragic history of a political dynasty whose fate mirrors the tumultuous events of Pakistan itself since its independence in 1947.

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http://www.spiderwize.com/blog/bid/39541/Edinburgh-International-Book-Festival-August-2010