Aysha Baqir

Beyond the Fields (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Born to a poor, landless farmer in the month of the monsoon rains, twins Zara and Tara grow up amongst the fields of wheat and cotton in a remote village in Pakistan. During an afternoon spree of games, Tara is kidnapped from the fields and raped. All seems to be resolved after her parents accept an unexpected marriage proposal for their "e;dishonoured"e; daughter. But the nightmare resurfaces when a newspaper clipping emerges, calling the union into question.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Marshall Cavendish International
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9789814841634
• Artikelnr.: 56246609

Autorenporträt

Growing up in Pakistan, valedictorian Aysha Baqir attended Mount Holyoke College on scholarship to study International Relations. A passionate advocate of economic development, she founded the not-for-profit Kaarvan Crafts Foundation in 1998 to provide business development and market-focused training for women in Pakistan. She currently resides in Singapore.