Hashimi, Nadia.

The pearl that broke its shell : [a novel] / Nadia Hashimi. - First edition. - 452 pages ; 23 cm.

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age.

ISBN: 9780062338518 9780062677624

LCCN: 2013025523

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sisters
Impersonation
Women
Afghan Customs
freedom
freedom
cultural restrictions

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.6