The pearl that broke its shell: a novel

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Adopting the custom of bacha posh in 2007 Kabul, which allows her to dress and be treated as a boy, attend school and chaperone her sisters until she is of marriageable age, Rahima, the daughter of a drug-addicted father, discovers that she is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom.
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Afghanistan -- Fiction
Children of drug addicts
Children of drug addicts -- Fiction
Coming of age
Coming of age -- Fiction
Courage
Courage -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families
Families -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
Family life
Family life -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Fiction
Freedom
Freedom -- Fiction
Girls
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Historical Fiction
Identity
Identity -- Fiction
Impersonation
Impersonation -- Fiction
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Fiction
Literature
Male impersonators
Male impersonators -- Fiction
Sex role
Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
Sisters
Sisters -- Fiction
Social conditions
Survival
Survival -- Fiction
Women
Women -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
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subject_facetAfghanistan -- Fiction
Children of drug addicts -- Fiction
Coming of age -- Fiction
Courage -- Fiction
Domestic fiction
Electronic books
Families -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
Family life -- Fiction
Fathers and daughters -- Fiction
Freedom -- Fiction
Girls -- Afghanistan -- Social conditions -- Fiction
Identity -- Fiction
Impersonation -- Fiction
Kabul (Afghanistan) -- Fiction
Male impersonators -- Fiction
Sex role -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
Sisters -- Fiction
Survival -- Fiction
Women -- Afghanistan -- Fiction
title_displayThe pearl that broke its shell : a novel
title_fullThe Pearl That Broke Its Shell A Novel
The pearl that broke its shell : a novel / Nadia Hashimi
The pearl that broke its shell [electronic resource] / Nadia Hashimi
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topic_facetChildren of drug addicts
Coming of age
Courage
Electronic books
Families
Family life
Fathers and daughters
Fiction
Freedom
Girls
Historical Fiction
Identity
Impersonation
Literature
Male impersonators
Sex role
Sisters
Social conditions
Survival
Women