In the City by the Sea by Kamila Shamsie cookery Zaha Hadid was one of

Zaha Hadid was one of the most innovative and celebrated architects of our time

funny and curious

communities and the constantly changing urban landscape

and he adores his next-door neighbour Zehra

As her country faces several tribulations and challenges – from the 9/11 attack to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto

In the City by the Sea by Kamila Shamsie cookery Zaha Hadid was one ofHasan is eleven years old. An imaginative, intelligent boy, he loves cricket, pomegranates, the night sky, his clever, vibrant, artistic mother and his witty lawyer father, and he adores his next door neighbour Zehra. One early summer morning, while lazing happily on the roof, Hasan watches a young boy flying a yellow kite fall to his death. And soon after, Hasan's idyllic, sheltered family life is shattered when his beloved uncle, a dissenting