| Description |
236 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Summary |
When Safina's father, a tribal aristocrat in the northern region of Pakistan expects her to conform to tradition and get married, she rebels and escapes to Canada to reunite with her Canadian mother. While vacationing with her mentor in Turkey, Safina has a chance encounter with a tribal chief who reminds her of her own father and is torn between her pride and the desire to reunite with him. Safina realizes despite her revulsion for tribal customs, tradition is an essential element of her being. She struggles to find stability between her core beliefs and those that are forced on her. Will Safina find the balance she is looking for and come to peace with her family? |
| Subject |
Pakistan -- Social life and customs -- Fiction.
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Culture conflict -- Pakistan -- Fiction.
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Pakistan -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9780228814375 (paperback) |
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0228814375 (paperback) |
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9780228814382 (hardcover) |
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0228814383 (hardcover) |
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