Presents the life of the former prime minister of Pakistan, from growing up in a wealthy and influential Pakistani family, through her years as a political prisoner and an exile, to her return to Pakistan and rise to political power.

Includes index.

The assassination of my father -- The years of detention. Imprisoned in my own house ; Reflections from Al-Murtaza: My first taste of democracy ; Reflections from Al-Murtaza: The dreaming spires at Oxford ; Reflections from Al-Murtaza: The high treason of Zia ul-Haq ; Reflections from Al-Murtaza: The judicial murder of my father ; Release from Al-Murtaza: Democracy's challenge to martial law ; Solitary confinement in Sukkur Jail ; Locked in my mother's old cell at Karachi Central Jail ; Two more years alone in sub-jail -- Taking on the dictator. The years of exile ; The death of my brother ; Return to Lahore and the August 1986 Massacre ; Married from my father's house ; New hope for democracy ; The people prevail ; Prime Minister and beyond -- Epilogue.