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| | DesiJournal.com - Kartography by Kamila Shamsie |
 | | Raheen Khan, a graduate of an American college, has just returned to Karachi, which, despite continuing violence and dramatic changes to the landscape, will always be home to her. |
 | | In her story within the story, we learn that the parents of Raheen and Karim, too, have always been close friends, with a long history together, and that Raheen's father was once engaged to marry Karim's mother, and that Raheen's mother was once engaged to Karim's father. |
 | | As we watch Raheen and Karim come to grips with who they are, where they come from, and what their goals are for the future, the novel achieves a universality and depth one does not often find in a novel about personal relationships. |
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