Two Women by Shaista Tayabali. Published in 2022 by the author, 14, Hauxton Road, Little Shelford, Cambridge, CB22 5HJ, United Kindgom. Pp: 87. Price: £ 7.99.
Two Women, a book of poems, has been dedicated by Shaista Tayabali (pictured) to her mother Perveen (née Nadirshaw) — both she and her mother are "balanced bird wings.” However, the poems are not in any way limited to the bond between mother and daughter. The title, Two Women, is appropriate on different levels. Since the age of 18, Shaista has been suffering from lupus. It is an auto-immune disease where the immune system attacks its......