Shabanu, a young nomad of the cholistan desert, must submit to the marriage her father arranges for her or go against centuries of tradition by defying him. The first story is told from the perspective of shabanu, who is eleven years old when the novel opens. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Shabanu is a novel by suzanne fisher staples that was first published 1989. Shabanu, her name meaning, daughter of the wind, is just like any normal girl. Shabanu is the first of three books suzanne fisher staples has written about desert life in pakistan. Suzanne fisher staples is the awardwinning author whose novels for young adults include haveli and the house of djinn, companion novels to shabanu. Daughter of the wind border trilogy pb by staples, suzanne fisher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Staples wrote this book, she wrote her dreams and revelations, im sure.
Life is both sweet and cruel to strongwilled young shabanu, whose home is. Life is both sweet and cruel to strongwilled young shabanu, whose home is the wind swept cholistan desert of pakistan. Suzanne fisher staplessuzanne fisher staples is the awardwinning author whose novels for young adults include. Daughter of the wind by suzanne fisher staples online at alibris. Daughter of the wind by suzanne fisher staples fictiondb. Suzanne fisher staples is an awardwinning author whose novels for young adults include dangerous skies, shivas fire, the newbery honor book shabanu, and its sequel, haveli. It is narrated by a young girl who lives in the cholistan desert and centers on the. Daughter of the wind, offers young american readers a fascinating glimpse into the alien world. Nazir, the greedy landowner rapes and then sends the. Daughter of the wind is a 1989 novel by suzanne fisher staples. Shabanu daughter of the wind suzanne fisher staples on. Daughter of the wind suzanne fisher staples, author alfred a. About suzanne fisher staples my ideas are sparked by my passionsfor the exotic which i manage to find almost anywhere, for the particular details that make other peoples lives unforgettable.
Daughter of the wind readers circle by staples, suzanne fisher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Daughter of the wind shabanu, book 1 by suzanne fisher staples book cover, description, publication history. She dreams of marraige, like to play with animals, and likes to have fun. Before writing books, she worked for many years as a upi correspondent in asia, with stints in pakistan, afghanistan, and india. Those stories were the basis for my first two novels. This book is rich, vivid, with characters and places that are like a dreamworld. Daughter of the wind and haveli, suzanne fisher staples returns to modernday pakistan to reexamine the juxtaposition of the tradition of arranged marriage and modern ideals of love. Summary read a plot overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter summary and analysis. A third book in this series was published in 2009, the. Shabanu daughter of the wind staples, suzanne fisher on.
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