The pearl that broke its shell

Nadia Hashimi

earliest edition we have, 2014 William Morrow & Company, 2014 paperback 464 pages

In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and 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.

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The Pearl that Broke Its Shell paperback · 2017 · William Morrow · 464 pages · 9780062677624
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell paperback · 2014 · William Morrow & Company · 464 pages · 9780062338518
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell audiobook · 2014 · Blackstone Audio · 1 pages · 9781483006802
The pearl that broke its shell edition · 2014 · William Morrow, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers · 452 pages · 9780062244758
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell audiobook · 2014 · Blackstone Pub · 9781483037233
Pearl That Broke Its Shell edition · 2014 · HarperCollins Publishers · 9780062244772

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