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Leeds Lit Fest 21: Saima Mir, Crime Thriller Author

by The Leeds Library

Description

Join award winning journalist, Saima Mir as she talks about her critically acclaimed, debut crime thriller The Khan, a gritty debut thriller set among the British Pakistani community in a northern city.  It features an unforgettable female protagonist – a London barrister who is drawn back into her father’s gangland world when he’s found murdered with themes of family loyalty, gang warfare and retribution. Saima was born in Bradford, has written for The Guardian, Times and the Independent and contributed an essay to It’s Not about the Burqa.  She grew up in Bradford and now lives in London.

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Date and Time

Sun, March 7, 2021

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm


Location

The Leeds Library

18 Commercial Street
Leeds, England LS1 6AL United Kingdom

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