Series: Shabanu
by Author Suzanne Fisher Staples
Book
Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind (2003)
In the book Shabanu, by Suzanne Fisher Staples, Shabanu, the younger of two, lives with her father, mother, sister, grandfather, and cousins in a small town in Pakistan. In this small town, Shabanu and her family heard cattle. In this story, Shabanu addresses her relationship with her sister, Phu...
Book
Haveli (1995)
This is a strong novel that truly captured my interest. First, the setting is vivid, so well described that I felt I was really there, experiencing Pakistan through the eyes of a young wife. As for the plot, it resisted predictability and did not cave in to any "happily ever after" clichés, just...