Thanks to Courtney Landi of Berkley & NAL/ Penguin Random House, I am giving away one print copy of ‘A Sister To Honor’ by Lucy Ferriss.
Book Description:
Afia Satar is studious, modest, and devout. The young 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…
“Vivid, compelling, as ineluctable as a Greek tragedy.” So writes Claire Messud (THE WOMAN UPSTAIRS) of Lucy Ferriss’s forthcoming novel, A SISTER TO HONOR.
About Lucy Ferriss:
Photo Credit John Marinelli Photography
Born in St. Louis, Lucy has lived on both coasts, in the middle, and abroad. Her recent novel THE LOST DAUGHTER was a Book of the Month pick and a Barnes & Noble bestseller. Her memoir UNVEILING THE PROPHET was named Best Book of the Year by the St. Louis Riverfront Times; her collection LEAVING THE NEIGHBORHOOD won the Mid-List First Series Award.
She lives with Don Moon in the Berkshires and in Connecticut, where she is Writer-in-Residence at Trinity College. She has two strong sons and abiding passions for music, politics, travel, tennis, and wilderness. To research A SISTER TO HONOR, she traveled to the northwest provinces of Pakistan and came to know its people, their hopes and their challenges both at home and in America.
This giveaway is open to the U.S.only and ends on January 28, 2015. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.
I like to read about other cultures and about immigrants so this sounds good to me!
Fascinating and great giveaway. thanks.
I too enjoy reading about other cultures and the plight of women in these areas. Thanks for the giveaway.
This is an ambitious set of themes and plot elements for any author take on. If her approach is always sensitive and rigorous in telling this story and sharing her perspective, it will be a great success and pleasure to read — even if there are superficial flaws in style or pacing of the plot. Even if one would wish for a different perspective on the issues raised, if there are no false notes I’d bet it will be a great read. However if the author’s narrative voice doesn’t ring true throughout, it could be an epic fail.
Regardless, I can’t wait to read this fascinating story and see what this author, who is new to me, can bring out in her narration! Thanks for introducing me to this book and author for the first time — and for the chance to win a free copy too!
Cheers, Kara S
The story line of a young lady wanting to become a DR to one being unsafe from her own family.. So sad..
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It sounds like an interesting story.