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Description edit
In the dying days of a brutal civil war, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside, he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come...Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister Maya returns home after a long absence to find her beloved brother transformed.... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maya: Add a description of this character.
- Sohail
- Rehana
- Silvi
- Khadija
- Rokeya
- Zaid
- Mujib
- Dr Sattar
- Saima
- Chottu
- Mrs Rahman
- Bangabandhu
- Rajshahi
- Aditi
- Mrs Bashir
- Piya
- Dakhtar
- Mrs Chowdhury
- Shafaat
- Masud
- Jahanara Imam
- Sufia
- Alhamdulillah
- Abraham
- Sultana
- Ghulam Azam
Quotes edit
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“"We come to know God by giving our will to him. By accepting that He knows better than we do, and that surrender is the only path to true faith. The very best of our humanness is in our ability to recognise the truth of the Almighty, the truth that is beyond us."She heard the pointed tone of his voice. He was telling her something...”
Setting & Locations edit
bangladesh, dhake, rajshahi, chanpur
- Rajshahi: this is where maya goes to work for seven years.
- Nazia
- Dhaka
- Bangladesh
- Kona
- Book
- New York
- Ammoo
- Pakistan
- Elephant Road
- America
- Mirpur Road
- Rehabilitation Centre
Organizations edit
- the upstairs: zaids mother has died recently so the women who live upstairs look after and tutor him.
First Sentence edit
It would not have been possible to go home if Silvi hadn't died.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in 2011 Published Books. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Tahmima Anam (Author)
Awards edit
- Man Asian Literary Prize (Finalist, 2011, Longlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
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