02882cam a2200337 4500 525253524 TxAuBib 20211105120000.0 ||||||s2014||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781483006758 1483006751 eefe2eea-278a-4f85-b2d2-8afa3a45bbc3 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 1679595 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Hashimi, Nadia. The Pearl That Broke Its Shell [Libby]. Blackstone Publishing, 2014. Format: OverDrive OverDrive MP3 Audiobook, Filesize: 444MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Listen, Filesize: 444MB. Fiction. Literature. HTML:Afghan American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See. In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperon her older sisters. But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-aunt Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way. Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl That Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?. Media Type: Audiobook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2021-11-04 17:40:22. Hammond, Gin. https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1679595-ThePearlThatBrokeItsShell.wma Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1679595-ThePearlThatBrokeItsShell.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EEFE2EEA-278A-4F85-B2D2-8AFA3A45BBC3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive MP3 Audiobook) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-25/0887-1/1679595-ThePearlThatBrokeItsShell.wma Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://excerpts.cdn.overdrive.com/FormatType-425/0887-1/1679595-ThePearlThatBrokeItsShell.mp3 Excerpt (OverDrive Listen) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=EEFE2EEA-278A-4F85-B2D2-8AFA3A45BBC3&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Listen)