The Next Page Book Club

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Zion-Benton Public Library
Meeting Room A

Event Details

Books are best when shared! We’ll read some bestsellers and discover what’s on the next page. We'll meet at the library to discuss The Pearl that Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi. In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. A century earlier, her great-great-grandmother Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way. Crisscrossing in time, the story interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies.
Event Type(s): Adult Program, ZB Teens Program
Age Group(s): ZB Adults (Ages 18+)
Presenter: Adult Services Staff
Elsie Martinez
(847) 872-4680 ext. 111

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