Secrets of the Henna Girl
Paperback Published on: 01/03/2012
Price: £8.99
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Secrets of the Henna Girl
In Secrets of the Henna Girl, Sufiya Ahmed paints a detailed picture of the differences between Pakistani and British culture and deals with the difficulti... READ MORE
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‘Secrets of the Henna Girl’ is a gripping story about Zeba Khan. Her post-GCSE celebrations are cut short when her family holiday to Pakistan turns into a ... READ MORE
Synopsis
Sufiya Ahmed has recently written for the bestselling non-fiction anthology IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BURQA. Read her debut YA novel now!
Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good . . .
Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results . . . and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.
Except her parents have other plans.
In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her future is threatened by an unthinkable - and forced - duty to protect her father's honour.
But does she hold the secrets that will help her escape?
Publisher information
- Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
- ISBN: 9780141339801
- Number of pages: 288
- Dimensions: 197 x 127 x 17 mm
- Weight: 203g
- Languages: English