The Pearl That Broke Its Shell, (Paperback)

from JillHannah

I'll be honest. I wouldn't have picked up this book, much less bought it, if I hadn't heard the author speak at an author event a few months ago. I am SO glad I bought it! What an eye-opening story of women's lives in Afghanistan, both now, and a century ago. The story sucks you in right away, ma...

from kaitanya64

The story, set in Afghanistan of the early 20th century and the present, tells the story of two women, Shekiba and Rahima. Shekiba, born at the end of the 19th century,suffers a deforming injury, is orphaned, and eventually becomes a guard in the king's harem. Unprotected and alone, she uses both...

from tess_schoolmarm

This novel was set in Afghanistan in the early 2000's. It is the story of 2 women, one of the early 1900's, Shekiba, as related in a story by her great niece to another more "modern" woman, Rahima. Rahima is the narrator for most of the story. She was married off at age 13, as were her 2 slightly...

from redhead.with.book

Every now and then you read a book that touches you very profoundly. Rahima's story was about daily struggle for survival and acceptance in a world where women are of little value. The book recounts the stories of two women, Rahima, and her ancestor Shekiba who was born about a hundred years earl...

from yourotherleft

Rahima is the third of five daughters in her family. Living in Afghanistan, even in the early twenty-first century is difficult for girls. Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, not having a male family member to escort them safely between there and home. Add to that the prob...