Fragments of Grace: My Search for Meaning in the Strife of South Asia
by Pamela Constable

For the past four and half years, Pamela Constable, a veteran foreign correspondent for the Washington Post and award-winning author, has traveled through South Asia on assignment. Following religious conflicts, political crises, and natural disasters, she also searched for signs of humanity and dignity in societies rife with violence, poverty, prejudice and greed. She made numerous visits to Afghanistan while the country suffered under the oppressive rule of the Taliban, attempted to reach the capital in a convoy which was ambushed and witnessed the killing of four journalists. In Pakistan, she covered a military coup in 1999, immersed herself in the mysterious world of Muslim mosques and academies, and discovered both the extremist and tolerant faces of Islam. In India, she attended one of the largest spiritual gatherings of Hindu pilgrims in history, and then rushed to cover the horrific aftermath of a devastating earthquake. In Sri Lanka, she explored a tropical paradise where reclusive insurgents trained children to become suicide bombers in pursuit of a utopian ethnic homeland.

Between her extended journeys in South Asia, Constable returned home to reflect on the risks and rewards of her profession, revisit her roots, and compare her experiences with Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity. Her book is a uniquely personal exploration of the rich but solitary life of a foreign correspondent, set against the regional backdrop of extraordinary political and religious tumult.

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