Synopsis "Letters From Pakistan: One Woman's Odyssey (in English)"
Agnes and Dave Olive left their serene village of Terra Cotta, Ontario, Canada, to live and work for three years in Lahore, Pakistan. The year was 1984. Letters from Pakistan is a compilation of original letters by the author sent to family and friends. With humor and perception, they chronicle her personal journey as she naively, but quickly, learned to cope with a restrictive lifestyle and the antics of six servants, including both an indoor and an outdoor sweeper and an indispensable driver. Journey with her, always accompanied by driver Quamar, into the untamed beauty of Northern Pakistan, the crowded, colorful Lahore bazaars, and the male dominated machinery markets to purchase much needed equipment to set up a paper making studio. Accompany her to the Lahore brothel district, a place rarely visited by women. Her rewarding experience of teaching at the Lahore Art College led to the grand finale for the artist, an exhibition of her assemblages at the National Art Gallery of Lahore. To her amusement, it was met with both applause and concern that this was definitely the work of witchcraft. Original snippets from the local daily paper add to the sensation of sharing an authentic, intimate, and never boring experience.
