Daughter of the Wind
Shabanu, you are as wild as the wind. You must learn to obey.
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 Phulan, 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...
Categories: Fiction
For readers aged: 11+
- Publication details:
-
Format: Paperback
-
ISBN: 9780744590111
-
Published: 08 Apr 2002
-
Price: £6.99
-
- Size: 198 x 129 mm
- Pages: 240