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Tony Blair is an extremely popular figure in North America. His memoir is refreshing, both for its candour and vivid portrayal of political life.
You do not give a great biographer a timetable. You let them do their work and, in due course, publish it.
The Pakistani writers are addressing change and what's happening today in the world. There is something completely contemporary in this writing.
There are distinctions between Indian and Pakistani writers.
Few writers can rival Helen Fielding when it comes to fully capturing the modern woman.