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The Holy Woman
Qaisra Shahraz
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Description for The Holy Woman
Paperback. Num Pages: 570 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 35. Weight in Grams: 460.
"Gripping, hugely involving, and very satisfying" KATE MOSSE
Set in Pakistan, London and Egypt, this epic drama centres around the life of Zarri, the glamorous daughter of a wealthy landowner.
Zarrie Bano is the charismatic 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon to whom her father takes an immediate dislike. When Zarri's brother is killed in a freak accident, her father decides to make her his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition and forcing her into marriage to the Holy Koran, to become her clan's 'holy woman' - a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Arcadia Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
570
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
570
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908129352
SKU
V9781908129352
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About Qaisra Shahraz
Qaisra Shahraz FRSA is a prize-winning and critically acclaimed novelist, scriptwriter and peace and gender activist. She is the founder, curator and Executive Director of MACFEST, Muslim Arts and Culture Festival. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a literary judge, a former Director of Gatehouse Books and Asia Pacific Writers & Translators partnership, advisor to International ... Read more
Reviews for The Holy Woman
A lean, lyrical meditation on tradition and independence, sensuality and sacrifice, set against the moral background of modern day Pakistan, Shahraz's debut beguiles throughout
The Times
A stunning debut - an intricate study of love, family, politics and sacrifice
Eastern Eye
An international bestseller: an extraordinary story of love and betrayal in rural Pakistan
Manchester ... Read more
The Times
A stunning debut - an intricate study of love, family, politics and sacrifice
Eastern Eye
An international bestseller: an extraordinary story of love and betrayal in rural Pakistan
Manchester ... Read more