A house without windows : [a novel]
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New York, New York : William Morrow, [2016].
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New York, New York : William Morrow, [2016].
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414 pages ; 24 cm.
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For two decades, Zeba was a loving wife, a patient mother, and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband, Kamal, is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with shock, Zeba is unable to account for her whereabouts at the time of his death. Her children swear their mother could not have committed such a heinous act. Kamal{u2019}s family is sure she did, and demands justice. Barely escaping a vengeful mob, Zeba is arrested and jailed. Awaiting trial, she meets a group of women whose own misfortunes have led them to these bleak cells: eighteen-year-old Nafisa, imprisoned to protect her from an "honor killing"; twenty-five-year-old Latifa, a teen runaway who stays because it is safe shelter; twenty-year-old Mezghan, pregnant and unmarried, waiting for a court order to force her lover{u2019}s hand. Is Zeba a cold-blooded killer, these young women wonder, or has she been imprisoned, like them, for breaking some social rule? For these women, the prison is both a haven and a punishment; removed from the harsh and unforgiving world outside, they form a lively and indelible sisterhood. Into this closed world comes Yusuf, Zeba{u2019}s Afghan-born, American-raised lawyer whose commitment to human rights and desire to help his homeland have brought him back. With the fate this seemingly ordinary housewife in his hands, Yusuf discovers that, like the Afghanistan itself, his client may not be at all what he imagines.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hashimi, N. (2016). A house without windows: [a novel] . William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hashimi, Nadia. 2016. A House Without Windows: [a Novel]. William Morrow.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hashimi, Nadia. A House Without Windows: [a Novel] William Morrow, 2016.

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Hashimi, Nadia. A House Without Windows: [a Novel] William Morrow, 2016.

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