num_pages: 402
description: Eve, a highly intelligent fourteen-year-old British girl taken by her parents to a remote mountainous Yemeni village where life has remained unchanged since ancient times, is forced to marry an adult.Her attempts to escape the mountains are not only hindered by the treacherous terrain, but Uncle Suleiman, who planned for her marriage since first setting eyes on her, keeps her captive out of addiction and greed. Her desire to return home and enter university fuels her escape attempts, but Uncle Suleiman’s addiction to qat and greed for money give him an equally matched desire to stop her from leaving.This is the story of Eve and her fight for freedom. It is a story about the inequality, injustice and violations of human rights millions of girls around the world face due to their gender.
language: English
title: When a Bulbul Sings
publisher: Hawaa Ayoub