The Secret Sky: A Novel of Forbidden Love in Afghanistan
Sep 2014 · Sold by Penguin
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An eye-opening and “heartwarming” (VOYA) novel of love, honor, and betrayal from veteran foreign news correspondent, Atia Abawi.
“This powerful love story will leave you angry at injustice, and awed by courage. It shocks and inspires.”—Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC
Fatima is a Hazara girl. She was raised to be obedient, to be dutiful, and to honor the traditions of her family, her village, and her religion.
Samiullah is a Pashtun boy. He was raised to be a landowner, to increase his family’s power, and to defend the traditions of his tribe, his village and his religion.
Fatima and Samiullah were not meant to fall in love. But they do.
The story that follows shows both the beauty and the violence in current-day Afghanistan as Fatima and Samiullah fight their families, their cultures, and the Taliban to stay together.
Of Afghan descent herself, Atia Abawi spent almost five years as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan and based this story on people she met during her time there.
“This powerful love story will leave you angry at injustice, and awed by courage. It shocks and inspires.”—Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC
Fatima is a Hazara girl. She was raised to be obedient, to be dutiful, and to honor the traditions of her family, her village, and her religion.
Samiullah is a Pashtun boy. He was raised to be a landowner, to increase his family’s power, and to defend the traditions of his tribe, his village and his religion.
Fatima and Samiullah were not meant to fall in love. But they do.
The story that follows shows both the beauty and the violence in current-day Afghanistan as Fatima and Samiullah fight their families, their cultures, and the Taliban to stay together.
Of Afghan descent herself, Atia Abawi spent almost five years as a foreign correspondent in Afghanistan and based this story on people she met during her time there.
An eye-opening and “heartwarming” (VOYA) novel of love, honor, and betrayal from veteran foreign news correspondent, Atia Abawi.
“This powerful love story will leave you angry at injustice, and awed by courage. It shocks and inspires.”—Lyse Doucet, Chief International Correspondent, BBC
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December 26, 2017
A great love story
About the author
Atia Abawi is a foreign news correspondent who was stationed for almost five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was born to Afghan parents in West Germany and was raised in the United States. She currently lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Conor Powell, and their son. You can follow her on Twitter @AtiaAbawi.
Atia Abawi is a foreign news correspondent who was stationed for almost five years in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was born to Afghan parents in West Germany and was raised in the United States. She currently lives in Jerusalem with her husband, Conor Powell, and their son. You can follow her on Twitt...
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