{"product_id":"seven-paperback-5","title":"Seven - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFarzana Doctor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2021 TRILLIUM AWARD - FINALIST FOR THE 2021 EVERGREEN AWARD - AN INDIGO BEST BOOK OF 2020 - A \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST INDEPENDENT READ FOR FALL 2020 - AN APPLE BOOKS BEST BOOK OF 2020 - A CBC BOOKS BEST CANADIAN FICTION BOOK OF 2020 - A NOW MAGAZINE TOP TEN BOOK OF 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Be prepared for this novel to stay with you for a long time, especially its ending.\"--\u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] extraordinary book... packed with discovery and jarring emotional arcs.\"--\u003ci\u003eTORONTO STAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Penetrating and subtle ... [An] immersive, absorbing portrait.\"--EDEN ROBINSON\u003cbr\u003e\"Explores with courage and storytelling finesse the harsh truths within the ideals of kinship and community.\" --DAVID CHARIANDY\u003cbr\u003e\"An urgent and passionate read.\" --VIVEK SHRAYA\u003cbr\u003e\"Visceral and emotional... a courageous feat.\"--QUILL \u0026amp; QUIRE (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brave, soulfully written feminist novel about inheritance and resistance that tests the balance between kinship and the fight against customs that harm us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India in 2016, she thinks that she's going to research her great-great-grandfather, a wealthy business leader and philanthropist. What captures her imagination is not his rags-to-riches story, but the mystery of his four wives, missing from the family lore. She ends up excavating much more than she had imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharifa's trip coincides with a time of unrest within her insular and conservative religious community, and there is no escaping its politics. A group of feminists is speaking out against khatna, an age-old ritual they insist is female genital cutting. Sharifa's two favourite cousins are on opposite sides of the debate and she seeks a middle ground. As the issue heats up, Sharifa discovers an unexpected truth and is forced to take a position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFarzana Doctor is the author of \u003ci\u003eStealing Nasreen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Inclusive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSix Metres of Pavement\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award and was short-listed for the Toronto Book Award. She lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729812688959,"sku":"9781459746398","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/83be8cd9f8b0d591afd0fca29491e98c.webp?v=1765123699","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/seven-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}