It's the eve of the US launch of my third novel, The Geometry of God. I'm trying to find just the right thing to say. I think I'll just do as Mehwish does in the book and send one of her drawings.
The drawing is called "Nana's hearing" and the ear is especially important. So are the toes.
sighted at 770 broadway: just found your novel at Nielsen - the advance copy. Resting, forlornly, on a counter with jewelry magazines, it seemed tedious in comparison to the glossy rags. It took a concerted effort to find the illustrations - which were quite good
Thanks so much for contacting me. I don't check my blog as much as I ought to, but it's always fun to see comments posted here. I'm particularly touched that you enjoyed Mehwish (who thanks you too). I think of her as a bit of a litmus test: some take to her, some find her impossible; it tells me a lot. Take care.
I was born in Lahore and grew up mostly in Karachi, though I travelled a lot as a child – two years in Japan, two in the Philippines, three in England.
Happily, the travel bug hasn’t deserted me. After writing and reading, it’s what I love to do the most, and I tend to gravitate to places on the cusp, places that defy easy categorisation. In the photo, I’m on a suspension bridge in Hunza, in the gorgeous Northern Areas of Pakistan. Dave and I found the bridge on our way south from Passu to Gilgit. In case you’re in the area, you can also hazard the bridge by following this route.
I'm currently living in the most remote group of islands in the world.
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A stylized review from Broadway, NY
sighted at 770 broadway: just found your novel at Nielsen - the advance copy. Resting, forlornly, on a counter with jewelry magazines, it seemed tedious in comparison to the glossy rags. It took a concerted effort to find the illustrations - which were quite good
Hello Mark,
Thanks so much for contacting me. I don't check my blog as much as I ought to, but it's always fun to see comments posted here. I'm particularly touched that you enjoyed Mehwish (who thanks you too). I think of her as a bit of a litmus test: some take to her, some find her impossible; it tells me a lot. Take care.
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