Thanks to Netgalley and Knopf for the ebook. This is a fascinating portrait of Pakistan. It starts with dirt poor Yazid and his rise to trusted servant through his strength and guile. It also shows the men who have inherited large family farms. They seem pulled in so many directions after education in either America or England, the pull of the cities of Pakistan and continuing family traditions. The story eventually turns to Saqib, a hard worker who catches the eye of the woman of a rich house and he’s given more and more responsibility in the family business. We see him plot a plan to start his own career, but nothing ever escapes the feudal ways that have been set in place for hundreds of years in these lands.