International Best-Selling Author Nadia Hashimi
Discusses Her Book The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Robyn Truslow
410-535-0291
International bestselling author, Goodreads Best Fiction and Best Debut Author finalist Nadia Hashimi will be visiting Calvert Library Prince Frederick on Tuesday, May 19, at 7pm to discuss her book The Pearl That Broke Its Shell. Over the past fourteen years, the world has learned a lot about Afghanistan, including the struggle women face in that country. Hashimi tells a compelling story about a lesser known practice called bacha posh. An Afghan family without sons will disguise a young daughter as a boy until puberty in order for that child to have the freedom to run errands, escort sisters and so on. Her main characters are generations apart but have remarkably similar stories. Their stories are interwoven with the history of Afghanistan in the early 20th century and a more contemporary Afghanistan shortly after the fall of the Taliban regime. Hashimi says that she “wrote this story to share the experience of Afghan women in a fictional work that is made up of a thousand truths.” Khaled Hosseini, New York Times bestselling author of The Kite Runner said of the book, “Her always engaging multigenerational tale is a portrait of Afghanistan in all of its perplexing, enigmatic glory, and a mirror into the still ongoing struggles of Afghan women.”
Dr. Hashimi was born and raised in New York and New Jersey. She works as a pediatrician and resides in Maryland with her husband, three children, and their African Grey parrot. Join us to learn more from Nadia Hashimi and to talk about the book. Copies of The Pearl That Broke Its Shell will be available for purchase and signing, $20 cash only. For more information, call Robyn Truslow at 410-535-0291.
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Prince Frederick, MD 20678
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