The Green Bicycle
Author: al-Mansour, Haifaa
ISBN: 9780141356686
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 01 Feb 2016
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A heartwarming Middle Eastern coming-of-age story inspired by the award-winning film WADJDA, told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humour
Dreamer. Rebel. Hero.
Wadjda has one simple wish - to race her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. But in Saudi Arabia, it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda schemes different ways to make money and buy the bike herself.
But freedom comes at a high price . . .
Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.
ISBN: 9780141356686
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 01 Feb 2016
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback / softback
A heartwarming Middle Eastern coming-of-age story inspired by the award-winning film WADJDA, told with warmth, spirit, and a mischievous sense of humour
Dreamer. Rebel. Hero.
Wadjda has one simple wish - to race her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. But in Saudi Arabia, it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda schemes different ways to make money and buy the bike herself.
But freedom comes at a high price . . .
Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.
