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The pearl that broke its shell, Nadia Hashimi

Label
The pearl that broke its shell, Nadia Hashimi
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
The pearl that broke its shell
Oclc number
853664407
Responsibility statement
Nadia Hashimi
Summary
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
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