Blasphemy: A Novel by Tehmina Durrani Presentation copy inscribed, dated & signed by the author on half-title page thus: "For carol, With best wishes, Tehmina Durrani. 15th Dec: 98 Lahore."; 1998 1st ed published by Ferozsons (Pvt.) Ltd., Lahore, Pakistan, 237pp., text generally in decent order (for a sub-continent publication, no slur intended) albeit with slight browning to pages & a small mark to the title & following page, slight creasing and staining to the last blank page & to the preceding four pages, text itself has the odd mark & crease, slight staining/browning/scuffing to the page extremities at the very top, side & bottom, spine cocked, bumping & rubbing to board corners & to the top, bottom & sides of boards - heavier to the top of the spine & heavier still to the base, bumping & rubbing to the front top & bottom left hand/rear top & bottom right hand corners, spine edges on front & rear are bumped, elsewhere both boards & spine are bumped & marked, the dust jacket has internal & external browning & staining & is worn, creased & marked. Book = good; jacket = acceptable. Tehmina Durrani's third book Blasphemy (1998), was successful but also controversial. In the novel she describes the secret lives of the Muslim clergy and spiritual leaders or pirs. Durrani said that the story is factual, with some names and events altered to protect the identity of the women who are at the centre of the story. The book also delves into a critical approach to the tradition and practice of Nikah Halala. She describes several cases resulting in the humiliation and torture of Muslim women. The book also made it into Pakistan's best-seller list. Tehmina Durrani (born 18 February 1953) is a Pakistani author known for her bestselling book My Feudal Lord, an artist, and a women's and children's rights activist, she also served as the current spouse of the Prime Minister of Pakistan as the wife of Shehbaz Sharif since 4 March 2024 with Begum Nusrat, having previously served in the post from 10 April 2022 to 13 August 2023. Her three-year tenure of service alongside Abdul Satar Ehdi was transformational and life-changing. It also resulted in her authoring his (narrated) autobiography, "A Mirror to the Blind" (1996). The influence of Edhi spurred her into social work and inspired her to establish the 'Tehmina Durrani Foundation', with a mission to further Edhi's way of "humanitarianism", and his vision of Pakistan as a social welfare state. In 2003, she married Shehbaz Sharif. Will ship by Royal Mail 1st Class Signed for, well packaged. (£5.99/neben/fonteyn) ===========