The pearl that broke its shell
By: Nadia Hashimi
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780062244758
Subjects: Sisters; Impersonation; Fiction; Women
Description: In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and 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.
Notes: "A novel"--Cover.