Daughter of the Wind (Shabanu #1)
Author(s): Suzanne Fisher Staples
Shabanu, you are as wild as the wind. You must learn to obey. A powerful story about a young girl's struggle to have autonomy within the constraints of her society. Shabanu lives with her family in Pakistan's Cholistan Desert, in a society that denies women any form of independence. At twelve years old, Shabanu is already betrothed, while her sister Phelan, a year older, is about to be married. Then tragedy strikes and Shabanu is faced with a decision that will change her life for ever - she must choose between the strength of her own dreams of freedom and her obligation to her family and culture...
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- : Walker Books Ltd
- : Walker Books Ltd
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- : Suzanne Fisher Staples