Haveli
By: Suzanne Fisher Staples
Language: English
Quality: Good
Genre: Children books Age 9-12, Historical fiction, Young Adult,
ISBN: 97002063
SKU: BE500959880585
Pages: 336
Description: The world of Newbery Honor book "Shabanu" is vividly re-created in this novel of a young Pakistani woman's heartbreaking struggle against the tyranny of custom and ancient law. Shabanu, now a mother at 18, faces daily challenges to her position in her husband's household, even as she plans for her young daughter's education and uncertain future. Then, during a visit to the "haveli, " their home in the city of Lahore, Shabanu falls in love with Omar, in spite of traditions that forbid their union.