Description
In a powerful debut novel author Rahela Nayebzadah introduces three unforgettable characters, Beh, Shabnam and Alif. In a world swirling with secrets, racism and a touch of magic we watch through the eyes of these three children as Nayebzadah's family of Afghan immigrants try to find their way in an often uncaring society. But as a sexual assault on thirteen-year-old Beh unleashes the past and destroys the family the reader is left wondering who is the monster child? Is it Beh, who says she is called a disease? Is it Shabnam, who cries tears of blood? Is it Alif, who in the end declares We are a family of monsters? Or are the monsters all around us?
Details
Author: |
Rahela Nayebzadah |
ISBN 10: |
198949630X |
Pages: |
188 |
Publisher: |
Buckrider Books |
Publication Date: |
May 18, 2021 |
Binding: |
Paperback |
Weight: |
0.60lbs |