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The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon Safinah Danish Elahi

The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon By Safinah Danish Elahi

The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon by Safinah Danish Elahi


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Summary

The story of three adults who experienced a childhood trauma that left them divided and scattered. A journey of intrigue and discoveries as Zohaib, Misha and Nadia attempt to find resolution at last. A story of love, loss, trauma and healing against the backdrop of Karachi elites and class divides.

The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon Summary

The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon by Safinah Danish Elahi

Zohaib, Misha and Nadia believed they would be in each other's lives forever. As children they played, argued, teased and loved one another. Yet nothing could have prepared them for the tragic turn of events one fateful afternoon in Karachi, Pakistan, when the divisions and differences between them are revealed. Years later and they are still trying to piece their lives back together, still trying to make sense of what happened. Zohaib is living in London, haunted by the ghosts of the past. Nadia has escaped the household where she first met Misha and Zohaib but finds fate delivering her back to their door... The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon is a beautifully rendered portrait of love, healing, and long-buried pain, digging deep into the nature of trauma and class division.

The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon Reviews

Elahi's writing is lucid and heartfelt as she weaves together a compelling narrative of friendship, memory and identity. -Daisy Rockwell, Translator of Tomb of Sand and Man Booker International Prize winner 2022; The Idle Stance of a Tipper Pigeon is the work of an innate storyteller, a riveting and moving tale. -Muneeza Shamsie, writer, critic, literary journalist, and author of Hybrid Tapestries: The Development of Pakistani Literature in English; The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon is the gently wrought story of a Pakistani family struggling through the aftermath of an unimaginable tragedy. It addresses themes of loss, family, womanhood and friendship with sensitivity, grace and an enduring love for Pakistan. -Cherie Jones, author of How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House; The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon holds a mirror to the times we live in, telling a story steeped in-and embracing- the chaos, ambiguity and messiness of the human condition...most poignantly, whilst this carefully crafted world complicates conversations around womanhood and privilege, it isn't bereft of light and redemption. -Saba Karim Khan, Author, Skyfall; Safinah Danish Elahi's energetic and graceful weaving together of the lives, loves, joys and sorrows of the multiple characters this novel embraces, is as playful at times, as it is moving. By the novel's conclusion, I felt as if I had been on a deeply satisfying journey. -Briar Grace Smith, Script writer and Director of the movie, Cousins and Member of the Academy of Oscars; The writing is really beautiful and speaks to class issues. -Reader Review

About Safinah Danish Elahi

Safinah Danish Elahi is a lawyer, poet, writer, and the founder of an independent publishing house based in Pakistan. Her poetry collection has been critically acclaimed and one of her novels has been commissioned for television. Safinah was selected for the Iowa Writer's Workshop 2022 Fall Residency and is often on the judging panel for writing competitions across Pakistan.

Additional information

NGR9781911107705
9781911107705
1911107704
The Idle Stance of the Tippler Pigeon by Safinah Danish Elahi
New
Paperback
Neem Tree Press Limited
2023-07-11
240
N/A
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