Haveli
Author: Fisher Staples, Suzanne
ISBN: 9780307977892
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Sep 2012
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic Haveli, now available in Ember trade paperback for the first time.
The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
ISBN: 9780307977892
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Year first published: 15 Sep 2012
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback / softback
The classic Haveli, now available in Ember trade paperback for the first time.
The world of Newbery Honor Book Shabanu is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the haveli, their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.
