My parents divorced er when i was quite young, about three years old. My father became my father and mother and baby sitter and best friend all rolled into one. He never pretended that things were not frightening at times, and in fact, spoke quite freely around me. And so he didn't teach me to be afraid. He taught me to be unafraid, but at the same time to be vonourable as well. It's amazing that even to day, i mean, i'm 37 now. But it's those lessons that reallyi have with me to day. And let's keep pushing forward.
Samira Ahmed speaks to the author Fatima Bhutto about the power of writing fiction, growing up in one of Pakistan’s most famous political dynasties and why she blames her aunt, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, for the death of her father.
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