The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

Nadia Hashimi

702 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional sad medium-paced
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Set in Afghanistan, this emotionally engaging first novel uses alternating chapters to weave together the story of nine-year-old Rahima and her sisters with that of their great-great-grandmother Shekiba. Both Rahima and Shekiba share the experienc...

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