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Secrets of the Henna Girl (Paperback)
Sufiya Ahmed (author)Published: 01/03/2012
Sufiya Ahmed has recently written for the bestselling non-fiction anthology IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BURQA. Read her debut YA novel now!
Life as Zeba knows it could be over for good . . .
Zeba Khan is like any other sixteen-year-old girl: enjoying herself, waiting for exam results . . . and dreaming of the day she'll meet her one true love.
Except her parents have other plans.
In Pakistan for the summer, Zeba's world is shattered. Her future is threatened by an unthinkable - and forced - duty to protect her father's honour.
But does she hold the secrets that will help her escape?
Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK
ISBN: 9780141339801
Number of pages: 288
Weight: 202 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 17 mm
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“A must-read by Sufiya Ahmed”
Guys, its a must-read by award winning, amazing Sufiya Ahmed. Really enjoyed it, and a total feel-good book that brought tears to my eyes. Really relatable to by young girls who are waiting on their exam results, or... More
“A Cautionary Tale”
‘Secrets of the Henna Girl’ is a gripping story about Zeba Khan. Her post-GCSE celebrations are cut short when her family holiday to Pakistan turns into a nightmare. It quickly becomes apparent that this is no simple... More
“Secrets of the Henna Girl”
In Secrets of the Henna Girl, Sufiya Ahmed paints a detailed picture of the differences between Pakistani and British culture and deals with the difficulties of dual heritage delicately as Zeba uhm's and... More
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