In 2011 Taseer was kidnapped in Lahore by Taliban-affiliated gunmen; only a few months earlier his father, the governer of the province Punjab, had been murdered. It is thought that Taseer was passed between various militant groups as a hostage.
Lost to the World: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Five Years in Terrorist Captivity
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Born into a farming family in the eastern Tibetan province of Kham, the author fled with his older brother following the Chinese invasion in 1959. He has spent many years in the UK and the U... read more
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This is the first publication of Hugh Trevor-Roper's private journal of his visit to the People's Republic of China in 1965, shortly before the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution. It also d... read more
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Those who enjoyed his memoir 'Cold Cream' will know to expect a vivid, fond and fascinating portrait of an unconventional woman.
Kiss Myself Goodbye: The Many Lives of Aunt Munca
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