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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

- A Novel
Af: Nadia Hashimi Engelsk Paperback

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

- A Novel
Af: Nadia Hashimi Engelsk Paperback
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Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See.

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperone her older sisters.

But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-great grandmother, Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way.

Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl the Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of marriageable age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?

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Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See.

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperone her older sisters.

But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-great grandmother, Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way.

Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl the Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of marriageable age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 480
ISBN-13: 9780062244765
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0062244760
Kategori: United States of America, USA
Udg. Dato: 12 feb 2015
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 203mm
Højde: 134mm
Forlag: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Oplagsdato: 12 feb 2015
Forfatter(e): Nadia Hashimi
Forfatter(e) Nadia Hashimi

Kategori United States of America, USA

ISBN-13 9780062244765

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 480

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 203mm

Højde 134mm

Udg. Dato 12 feb 2015

Oplagsdato 12 feb 2015

Forlag HarperCollins Publishers Inc