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Pakistan president pens memoir

By Nicholas Clee
Publication: Bookseller
Date: Tuesday, June 13 2006
In the Line of Fire will be an “unprecedentedly candid and compelling” account of Musharraf’s experiences as a leader during the war on terror. Andrew Gordon bought UK and Commonwealth rights including serial from Paul O’Halloran at S&S Inc; the US company’s Free Press imprint had world rights through

Chris Calhoun at Sterling Lord Literistic.

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