Our Lady of Alice Bhatti

Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2011) is a novel by Pakistani author and journalist, Mohammed Hanif.

The story revolves around the everyday life of a Christian nurse working in a government hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi.

The author explained that it was a love story, but some critics suggested that the novel is also a statement on the plight of religious minorities living in Pakistan.

It was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize (2012), and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2013).

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