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"Gripping, hugely involving, and very satisfying" KATE MOSSE

Set in Pakistan, London and Egypt, this epic drama centres around the life of Zarri, the glamorous daughter of a wealthy landowner.

Zarrie Bano is the charismatic 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon to whom her father takes an immediate dislike. When Zarri's brother is killed in a freak accident, her father decides to make her his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition and forcing her into marriage to the Holy Koran, to become her clan's 'holy woman' - a nun.

A powerful and compelling family drama, The Holy Woman is a romantic story of love and betrayal within a wealthy Muslim community.



Trade Review
A lean, lyrical meditation on tradition and independence, sensuality and sacrifice, set against the moral background of modern day Pakistan, Shahraz's debut beguiles throughout * The Times *
A stunning debut - an intricate study of love, family, politics and sacrifice * Eastern Eye *
An international bestseller: an extraordinary story of love and betrayal in rural Pakistan * Manchester Evening News *
An absorbing adventure, from a vivid imagination * She *

The Holy Woman

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      Publisher Arcadia Books
      Published 7 October 2013
      ISBN-13 9781908129352
      978-1908129352
      ISBN-10 1908129352
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      Contemporary Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      "Gripping, hugely involving, and very satisfying" KATE MOSSE

      Set in Pakistan, London and Egypt, this epic drama centres around the life of Zarri, the glamorous daughter of a wealthy landowner.

      Zarrie Bano is the charismatic 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon to whom her father takes an immediate dislike. When Zarri's brother is killed in a freak accident, her father decides to make her his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition and forcing her into marriage to the Holy Koran, to become her clan's 'holy woman' - a nun.

      A powerful and compelling family drama, The Holy Woman is a romantic story of love and betrayal within a wealthy Muslim community.



      Trade Review
      A lean, lyrical meditation on tradition and independence, sensuality and sacrifice, set against the moral background of modern day Pakistan, Shahraz's debut beguiles throughout * The Times *
      A stunning debut - an intricate study of love, family, politics and sacrifice * Eastern Eye *
      An international bestseller: an extraordinary story of love and betrayal in rural Pakistan * Manchester Evening News *
      An absorbing adventure, from a vivid imagination * She *

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