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A Sister to Honor: A Novel
by Lucy Ferriss

Published: 2015-01-06
Paperback : 400 pages
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Afia Satar is studious, modest, and devout. The daughter of a landholding family in northern Pakistan, Afia has enrolled in an American college with the dream of returning to her country as a doctor. But when a photo surfaces online of Afia holding ...
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New from the author of The Lost Daughter

Afia Satar is studious, modest, and devout. The daughter of a landholding family in northern Pakistan, Afia has enrolled in an American college with the dream of returning to her country as a doctor. But when a photo surfaces online of Afia holding hands with an American boy, she is suddenly no longer safe—even from the family that cherishes her.
 
Rising sports star Shahid Satar has been entrusted by his family to watch over Afia in this strange New England landscape. He has sworn to protect his beloved sister from the dangerous customs of America, from its loose morals and easy virtue. Shahid was the one who convinced their parents to allow her to come to the United States. He never imagined he’d be ordered to cleanse the stain of her shame...

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Discuss the definition of honor and how it applies in this book
Discuss how realistic this view of honor killings is, and findpast instances of honor killings in the US
Discuss the ability of Americans to understand other cultures that do not meet our definition of normal.
by Kim_K (see profile) 09/15/15

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  "A WOW Read"by Kim K. (see profile) 09/15/15

This book was an emotional roller coaster. A major theme in the book is honor, and how our understanding of honor shapes who we are. This will be a great book club selection with discussion ranging from... (read more)

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