Where the Opium Grows: Surviving Pakistan As a Woman, an Actress and Knowing Imran Khan

This is a stunning memoir of one woman's escape from a deprived region of Pakistan to becoming a successful actress, capturing the attention of the country's most eminent figure, Imran Khan. Hajra Panezai's brave account of surviving abuse as a child to her trials finding love and a compassionate purpose in life provides a rare insight into what being a woman in 21st century Pakistan means today. 'Where the Opium Grows' is a brutally honest, page-turning read from a woman who refused to be silenced.