Parvana

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Eleven-year-old Parvana lives with her family in one room of a bombed-out apartment in war-torn Afghanistan during the Taliban era of the late 1990s.When soldiers burst into her home and drag her father off to prison, it becomes Parvana's responsibility to be the breadwinner for her family.

But in a city where girls and women are denied an education and forbidden to leave the home without a male family member, Parvana needs to find a way to make a living in the marketplace of Kabul. Dressed as a boy, Parvana must gather all her courage and resilience and risk her life every day to make ends meet in the dangerous and volatile city.

A powerful and riveting novel about loyalty, resistance, survival, family and friendship in the face of overwhelming fear and oppression.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9781761068676
Published: August 2022

Number of pages: 192
Width: 128 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: not specified

Publisher: A&U Children's