The Fragrance of Tears My Friendship with Benazi

A memoir of Victoria Schofields thirty-year friendship with her Oxford contemporary, Benazir Bhutto.

Fascinating and moving Lord Owen

Abounds with behind-the-scenes gems Spectator

Sheds light on the human side of a courageous politican Financial Times

Brings unique insights into the life and times of Benazir Bhutto Lyse Doucet

In the summer of 1978, Victoria Schofield travelled to Pakistan to join her friend Benazir Bhutto, whose father, the former prime minister, was facing a charge of conspiracy to murder. In the fevered context of Bhuttos appeal against the death sentence, their university friendship grew into a lifelong bond, ending only with Benazirs assassination in 2007.

Schofields memoir sheds light on the recent history of this turbulent region, and affectionately charts Benazirs transformation from Oxford undergraduate to one of the most charismatic and controversial figures in South Asian politics a woman whose life and career were defined by tragedy.