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Seven
Doctor, Farzana, author.
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Dundurn, |
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[2020] |
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404 pages ; |
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9781459746398 |
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1 copy available at Concordia University of Edmonton Library.
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.:Place Hold
Seven
Doctor, Farzana, author.
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Doctor, Farzana, author.
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Seven / Farzana Doctor.
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Publication:
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Toronto : Dundurn, [2020]
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Copyright date:
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©2020
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Physical description:
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404 pages ; 22 cm.
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Content type:
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text txt
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unmediated n
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Subject term:
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Women--India--Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Female genital mutilation--India--Fiction.
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Subject term:
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Inheritance and succession--Fiction.
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Geographic term:
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India--Fiction.
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Summary:
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A rich, soulfully written novel about inheritance and resistance that tests the balance between modern and traditional customs. When Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India, she thinks that she's going to research her great-great-grandfather, a wealthy business leader and philanthropist. What captures her imagination is not his rags-to-riches story, but the mystery of his four wives, missing from the family lore. She ends up excavating much more than she had imagined. Sharifa's trip coincides with a time of unrest within her insular and conservative religious community, and there is no escaping its politics. A group of feminists is speaking out against khatna, an age-old ritual they insist is female genital cutting. Sharifa's two favourite cousins are on opposite sides of the debate, and she seeks a middle ground. As the issue heats up, Sharifa discovers an unexpected truth and is forced to take a position.
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ISBN:
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9781459746398 (softcover)
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ISBN:
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1459746392 (softcover)
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key:
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9448477
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