{"product_id":"city-of-widows","title":"City of Widows","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Pearl That Broke Its Shell\u003c\/em\u003e comes a gripping, compulsively readable, and ultimately hopeful novel about the women of today's Afghanistan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn February 2020, the United States began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole generation of Afghan women had been born during that time. In the bustling, cosmopolitan city of Kabul, women were TV newscasters, shop owners, doctors, teachers, lawyers, even soldiers. They knew everything was about to change when the Taliban filled the streets again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese women include \u003cstrong\u003eMarjan\u003c\/strong\u003e, who fought with the Afghan army and will risk everything to keep her daughter, Hawa, safe. In her earlier days, Marjan was called Rahima and had lived the life of a \u003cem\u003ebacha posh\u003c\/em\u003e — a girl raised as a boy until she came of age. Forced into an early marriage, she took the name Marjan when she fled her warlord husband. She has created a whole new life for herself, one she will not give up easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo has \u003cstrong\u003eSoraya\u003c\/strong\u003e, who defiantly wore red lipstick as she led the army's all-female combat force. Soraya is now a wanted woman, and her brother may choose not to shelter her from the Taliban. What will become of her? Or of \u003cstrong\u003eMina\u003c\/strong\u003e, a journalist whose beautiful face is known to everyone in Kabul — including the new regime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne thing is for certain: none of these women will meekly accept her fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epic saga of fear, resistance, change, and reinvention, \u003cem\u003eCity of Widows\u003c\/em\u003e gives voice to the unforgettable women at a crossroads of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePraise\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“An immersive, compelling, and unforgettable story of resistance, community, and hope in the face of extraordinary hardship.”\u003c\/em\u003e — \u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Chiaverini\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eResistance Women\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAbout the author\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNadia Hashimi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a pediatrician turned internationally bestselling novelist and the daughter of Afghan immigrants. She has authored four books for adults as well as three novels for young readers. She lives with her family in the Washington, DC suburbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for readers of\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Thousand Splendid Suns\u003c\/em\u003e, Zahra Joya's \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing Girl of Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e, and Lyse Doucet's \u003cem\u003eThe Finest Hotel in Kabul\u003c\/em\u003e — all on our shelves. This is the fiction companion to that shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow (HarperCollins)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52122203717848,"sku":"9780063587090","price":599.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0818\/1471\/6632\/files\/9780063423541.jpg?v=1785589164","url":"https:\/\/www.readersparadise.co\/products\/city-of-widows","provider":"Readers Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}