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A heartfelt novel about the plight of Afghani women a century apart. The reader cannot but be moved by the trials of young Rahima and her ancestor Shekiba. Hashimi does a marvellous job in portraying the steadfast oppression the two young women must endure in spite of the decades that separate them. More than that, it is their awareness of the injustice being done to them that makes this novel so poignant.
My favourite character, however, has to be Khala Shaima, without whom Rahima's sense of sel ...more
My favourite character, however, has to be Khala Shaima, without whom Rahima's sense of sel ...more
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