Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind
of Suzanne Fisher Staples
Series: Shabanu #1
Description
Life is both sweet and cruel to strong-willed young Shabanu, whose home is the windswept Cholistan Desert of Pakistan. The second daughter in a family with no sons, she' s been allowed freedoms forbidden to most Muslim girls. But when a tragic encounter with a wealthy and powerful landowner ruins the marriage plans of her older sister, Shabanu is called upon to sacrifice everything she' s dreamed of. Should she do what is necessary to uphold her family' s honor-- or listen to the stirrings of her own heart?
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 240 pages
- Publisher Laurel Leaf Library
- Publication Date August 12th 2003
- First Publication September 23rd 1989
- Language English
- ISBN 9780440238560
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['Pakistan']
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