Sparks like stars : a novel
Hashimi, Nadia2022
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Kabul, 1978. The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan's thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, Afghanistan's progressive president, and Sitara's beloved father, his right-hand man. But the ten-year-old Sitara's world is shattered when communists stage a coup, assassinating the president and Sitara's entire family. Only she survives. Smuggled out of the palace by a guard named Shair, Sitara finds her way to the home of a female American diplomat, who adopts her and raises her in America. In her new country, Sitara takes on a new name - Aryana Shepherd - and throws herself into her studies, eventually becoming a renowned surgeon. A survivor, Aryana has refused to look back, choosing instead to bury the trauma and devastating loss she endured.
Main title:
Sparks like stars : a novel / Nadia Hashimi.
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Imprint:
New York : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2022.New York : William Morrow Paperbacks, 2022.
Collation:
480 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9780063008298 (pbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
2617303