{"product_id":"the-fragrance-of-tears-my-friendship-with-benazir-bhutto-9781789544466","title":"The Fragrance of Tears: My Friendship with Benazir Bhutto","description":"\u003cp\u003eA memoir of Victoria Schofield's thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating and moving' Lord Owen \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Abounds with behind-the-scenes gems' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sheds light on the human side of a courageous politican' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brings unique insights into the life and times of Benazir Bhutto' Lyse Doucet \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the summer of 1978, Victoria Schofield travelled to Pakistan to join her friend Benazir Bhutto, whose father, the former prime minister, was facing a charge of conspiracy to murder. In the fevered context of Bhutto's appeal against the death sentence, their university friendship grew into a lifelong bond, ending only with Benazir's assassination in 2007. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchofield's memoir sheds light on the recent history of this turbulent region, and affectionately charts Benazir's transformation from Oxford undergraduate to one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics - a woman whose life and career were defined by tragedy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Schofield\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and commentator on international affairs, with special expertise on South Asia. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eBhutto: Trial and Execution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfghan Frontier: at the Crossroads of Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKashmir in Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWavell: Soldier and Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Highland Furies: The Black Watch 1739-1899\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Watch: Fighting in the Front Line 1899-2006\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also edited \u003ci\u003eOld Roads, New Highways: Fifty Years of Pakistan\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed to numerous media outlets including writing for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictoria Schofield\u003c\/b\u003e is a historian and commentator on international affairs, with special expertise on South Asia. Her published books include \u003ci\u003eBhutto: Trial and Execution\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAfghan Frontier: at the Crossroads of Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKashmir in Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWavell: Soldier and Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Highland Furies: The Black Watch 1739-1899\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Black Watch: Fighting in the Front Line 1899-2006\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also edited \u003ci\u003eOld Roads, New Highways: Fifty Years of Pakistan\u003c\/i\u003e and contributed to numerous media outlets including writing for the \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Apollo Publishing International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50452655210770,"sku":"9781789544466","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38bb83a4-2202-439e-ba7f-0350134600b7.jpg?v=1729818273","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fragrance-of-tears-my-friendship-with-benazir-bhutto-9781789544466","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}