The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

A Novel

by Nadia Hashimi

On Sale: 04/25/2017

The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

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The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

A Novel

by Nadia Hashimi

On Sale: 04/25/2017

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About the Book

Kabul, 2007: The Taliban rules the streets. With a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can rarely leave the house or attend school. Their only hope lies in the ancient Afghan custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a son until she is of marriageable age. As a boy, she has the kind of freedom that was previously unimaginable...freedom that will transform her forever.

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 in the same way—the change took her on a journey from the deprivation of life in a rural village to the opulence of a king’s palace in the bustling metropolis of Kabul.

Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell interweaves the stories of these two remarkable women who are separated by a century but share the same courage and dreams.

Critical Praise

“Nadia Hashimi has written, first and foremost, a tender and beautiful family story. Her always engaging multigenerational tale is a portrait of Afghanistan in all of its perplexing, enigmatic glory, and a mirror into the still ongoing struggles of Afghan women.” - Khaled Hosseini, author of And the Mountains Echoed and The Kite Runner

“A fascinating look at the unspoken lives of Afghani women, separated by generations and miles, yet achingly similar. This is a story to transport you and make you think.” - Shilpi Somaya Gowda, New York Times bestselling author of Secret Daughter

“Hashimi weaves together two equally engrossing stories in her epic, spellbinding debut.” - Booklist (starred review)

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062677624
  • ISBN 10: 0062677624
  • Imprint: William Morrow
  • On Sale: 04/25/2017
  • Pages: 464
  • List Price:9.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Family Life
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Historical
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Contemporary Women

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