The Sweetness of Tears

Nafisa Haji

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From Nafisa Haji, author of the critically acclaimed novel, The Writing on My Forehead, comes The Sweetness of Tears, an emotional, deeply layered story that explores the far reaching effects of cultural prejudice, forbidden love, and hidden histories on a young woman and her family. A paperback original from a superb writer whose first novel was enthusiastically praised by Khaled Hosseini, bestselling author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, Haji, an American of Indo-Pakistani descent, writes with grace, heart, and wisdom about the collisions of culture and religion, tradition and modernity played out through individual lives.

Book Details

Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Publish Date: May 17th, 2011
Pages: 400
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.01in - 5.41in - 0.99in - 0.68lb
EAN: 9780061780103
Categories: • Literary• Asian American & Pacific Islander• Family Life - General

About the Author

Haji, Nafisa: -

Nafisa Haji's first novel, The Writing on My Forehead, was a finalist for the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award. An American of Indo-Pakistani descent, she was born and raised in Los Angeles and now lives in northern California with her husband and son.

Praise for this book

"...A family story, and the many threads eventually cleave to illustrate how a complicated blend of race, religion, culture, and tradition can create peace rather than conflict." -- Publishers Weekly

"The type of storytelling that opens the reader's eyes to other lives." -- The Columbus Dispatch

"[Haji's] new novel will appeal to readers interested in the clash of cultures. Promising for discussion, as the reading group guide suggests." -- Library Journal