It has been ten years since Shabanu staged her death to secure the safety of her daughter, Mumtaz, from her husband’s murderous brother. Mumtaz has been raised by her father’s family with the education and security her mother desired for her, but with little understanding and love. Only her American cousin Jameel, her closest confidant and friend, and the beloved family patriarch, Baba, understand the pain of her loneliness. When Baba unexpectedly dies, Jameel’s succession as the Amirzai tribal leader and the arrangement of his marriage to Mumtaz are revealed, causing both to question whether fulfilling their duty to the family is worth giving up their dreams for the future.

This is a sequel to the novels Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind and Haveli.

Related: Pakistan, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)

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• ISBN: 9780374399368
• Author: Staples, Suzanne Fisher
• Published: 2008, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Themes: arranged marriage, Family, Islam, Loneliness, Love, Tradition
• Descriptors: Pakistan, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
• No. of pages: 224