Saints of Sind is an exploration of the mystical Sufi shrines and hereditary saints of Pakistan’s Indus valley. Half anthropological quest, it is also half the pilgrimage of an Englishman determined to immerse himself in the ways of a dervish seeking the ultimate truth. Peter Mayne has an antennae-like ear for language, catching the hidden nuances of a phrase, and a rumbunctious delight in responding to chance encounters. He treats each human with dignity but always delights in the bizarre and the eccentric, now and then catching hold of moments of sublimity. He is an addictively inventive and brilliant writer – witty, shrewd and wise.

‘… as funny as Eric Newby, but infinitely more sensitive, self-aware and insightful with his openness to other cultures and other lives, lit up by wry, melancholy-tinged humour.’ Tim Hannigan

‘Adventurous, wise, funny and consistently surprising, Mayne is a brilliant travel companion.’ Nick Hunt