In an unnamed town Jugnu and his lover Chanda have disappeared. Rumours abound in the close-knit Pakistani community, and then on a snow-covered January morning Chanda's brothers are arrested for murder. Telling the story of the next twelve months, Maps for Lost Lovers opens the heart of a family at the crossroads of culture, community, nationality and religion, and expresses their pain in a language that is arrestingly poetic. 'This is a deeply pastoral novel, tied to the seasons and resonating with birdsong . . . Like Aslam, I was heartbroken when the dense, dark tapestry was finished.' Independent on Sunday 'Despite the violence that lies at the heart of the novel, it is a celebration of love and life. Sights and sounds, smells and colours are not so much vivid backdrops for the narrative as structural, mood- and texture-enhancing parts of it . . . This is that rare sort of book that gives a voice to those voices that are seldom heard.' Observer

Bringing to this afternoon's meet-up. If not taken home by one of the attendees this will probably end up on the OBCZ bookshelf upstairs.

Thanks for picking up this book and coming to the BookCrossing website to find out what it's all about.

Welcome to the addictive world of BookCrossing! I look forward to hearing what you thought of this book, and of your plans for it.

Reserved for Megmac for the next Warehouse book club - silly me to forget I would be away on holiday!

This was a choice for a book club I was a member of a few years ago. I remember it being beautifully written but find I can't remember details.

Taking along to the 2015 Bookcrossing Convention in Oxford, UK.

Picked this up at the book buffet.

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