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The world of Newbery Honor book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this
novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny
of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges
to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young
daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the
haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with
Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union. "Again, Staples imbues
Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality
that transcends the words on the page. Admirers of the intelligent and
courageous Shabanu will thirst for more."--(starred) Kirkus.
novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny
of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges
to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young
daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the
haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with
Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union. "Again, Staples imbues
Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality
that transcends the words on the page. Admirers of the intelligent and
courageous Shabanu will thirst for more."--(starred) Kirkus.
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