Fadia Faqir's captivating new novel deals with the timeless themes of unforgiveness, friendship and travel. Exquisitely woven, laced with humour and social awareness, it hums with the futility of erasing the past.
Leila Aboulelah, author of THE MINARET
Vividly expresses the horror of lives oppressed by archaic patriarchal honour codes
Financial Times
Exquisite ... As Salma's life moves toward its inevitable climax, readers will be transfixed
US Library Journal
Fadia Faqir's captivating new novel deals with the timeless themes of unforgiveness, friendship and travel. Exquisitely woven, laced with humour and social awareness, it hums with the futility of erasing the past.
Leila Aboulelah, author of THE MINARET
Vividly expresses the horror of lives oppressed by archaic patriarchal honour codes
Financial Times
Exquisite ... As Salma's life moves toward its inevitable climax, readers will be transfixed
US Library Journal
Fadia Faqir's captivating new novel deals with the timeless themes of unforgiveness, friendship and travel. Exquisitely woven, laced with humour and social awareness, it hums with the futility of erasing the past.
Leila Aboulelah, author of THE MINARET
Vividly expresses the horror of lives oppressed by archaic patriarchal honour codes
Financial Times
Exquisite ... As Salma's life moves toward its inevitable climax, readers will be transfixed