Hardship Post

With terrorism on the rise and his marriage on the ropes, an American moves to Pakistan to work for the Aga Khan.

A Memoir

I thought the job offer was intriguing–working for the Aga Khan, the rich and influential imam of the Ismaili Muslims, building the Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi. They said it would be a world-class institution, the best on the subcontinent. But I had my doubts. They were making big promises, but could they pull it off or was it just hype?

Yes, Pakistan was exotic and mysterious and full of adventure. But I had a good job–and a shaky marriage–and Pakistan didn’t seem like the right place at the right time. People were being kidnapped and killed over there…the American Embassy in Islamabad had recently been overrun and burned. And next door, Afghanistan had been invaded by Russia.

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Reviews and Comments:

• Before publication, Hardship Post won first place for memoir in the 2012 Royal Palm Literary Competition sponsored by the Florida Writers Association.
• “Taylor has written a memoir of Americans abroad that is suspenseful, informative, and colorful. The texture…is novelistic. He has a great eye for painting places and people. He keeps readers in a place of tension between privilege and danger.” Phil Jason, Florida Weekly.