Brick Walls - Tales of Hope & Courage From Pakistan
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Saadia Faruqi
In this backdrop, Saadia Faruqi’s evocative collection of stories entitled Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan is like a breath of fresh air as it breaks through all the clutter of violence, terrorism and fear and offers much hope and faith in humanity despite the odds. Each story has a common Pakistani man or woman as the protagonist who is dealing with myriad issues. The revival of their confidence and self-belief is the common thread tying these tales together.
Asma the seamstress in “Angel of Hope”, who, in her distress at her poverty and her son’s ill-health, has lost all optimism for a better life. The young and impressionable Rabia Malik in “Bittersweet Mangoes”, who is stirred at the sorry plight of the less privileged and marginalized sections of society and eventually falls in love with her friend and classmate Pasha, without caring for her status or position in “high-society”.
(9780990387664/12553)
In this backdrop, Saadia Faruqi’s evocative collection of stories entitled Brick Walls: Tales of Hope & Courage from Pakistan is like a breath of fresh air as it breaks through all the clutter of violence, terrorism and fear and offers much hope and faith in humanity despite the odds. Each story has a common Pakistani man or woman as the protagonist who is dealing with myriad issues. The revival of their confidence and self-belief is the common thread tying these tales together.
Asma the seamstress in “Angel of Hope”, who, in her distress at her poverty and her son’s ill-health, has lost all optimism for a better life. The young and impressionable Rabia Malik in “Bittersweet Mangoes”, who is stirred at the sorry plight of the less privileged and marginalized sections of society and eventually falls in love with her friend and classmate Pasha, without caring for her status or position in “high-society”.
(9780990387664/12553)
