Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie is a powerful exploration of friendship, identity, and the lasting impact of one life-altering night. Set between 1980s Karachi and present-day London, it follows Zahra and Maryam?once inseparable teenage girls, now influential women grappling with the complexities of loyalty, power, and the past. As political shifts shape their world, a single decision reverberates through decades, testing the strength of their bond. With emotional depth and sharp insight, Shamsie delivers a poignant, thought-provoking novel about how well we can ever truly know the people we love.