Description
Two Pakistani teenage girls—Maryam and Zahra—begin as best friends in the bright, competitive world of a good school, but their bond is tested by class, ambition, and the shifting loyalties of growing up. Across four decades, Kamila Shamsie traces how friendship can both shelter and wound: intimate knowledge becomes a kind of power, and love, envy, and betrayal surface in ways neither girl can fully control. Set against the textures of Karachi and the pressures of family legacy, the novel follows Maryam’s drive to inherit her grandfather’s ruthless business and Zahra’s determination to rise from a life of limited means. With Shamsie’s sharp, psychologically attuned style, this is a story about what it means to know another person—and what it costs when you do.
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hardcover
Riverhead Books
Published Sep 27, 2022
288 pages
ISBN: 9780593421826
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First Published
2022
Language
eng
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