“This is one of the most influential books I've ever read. Siba Shakib takes you to a place where people live day-to-day and hand-to-mouth. You will be impressed by the deep strength in the main character, Shirin-Gol, who has experienced so much, perhaps too much, just to survive.
Living like a nomad because of war, the people she meets - and loses - on the way, the children she carries, feeds, births all by herself. A husband who is present in body but disconnected in spirit, because of his opium addiction. The silent war she dared to wage so that she could take off her burkha and reveal her face; the pride, and shame, for being a literate woman. All the chapters of her life, haunting the reader in its truth and intimacy.
This book explores many social, religious and feminist issues in today's modern world, in one woman's world that is not so modern. It will inspire anyone, male or female, who dares to read this intimately raw story.”
Max G wrote this review Tuesday, September 2 2008.
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