One of the most controversial and also the most misunderstood of Pakistan’s political leaders, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy played a pivotal role in subcontinental politics when he undertook the stupendous feat of uniting the educationally, economically and politically backward Muslims of Bengal and leading them to vote for the Muslim League and for the creation of Pakistan. The author, a cousin of Suhrawardy’s and herself an active participant in the early political life of the country, was in the enviable position of observing the intricate maneuverings that went on behind the scenes to deprive him of his mandate—and recounts in vivid detail the stress and strains of the times.
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