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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell

by Nadia Hashimi

Age band: 15+

Looky Rating System: Violence 4/5, Love & Romance 3/5, Mental Health 3/5, Language 2/5, Substance Use 3/5, Fear / Horror 3/5, Fantasy / Supernatural 0/5, LGBTQ+ Representation 2/5.

Description

Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel 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.