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When the fireflies dance : a novel / Aisha Hassan.
Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Fiction Hassan When
By Request
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hassan, Aisha, Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Indentured servants--Fiction.
- Indentured servants.
- Poor--Fiction.
- Poor.
- Chauffeurs--Fiction.
- Chauffeurs.
- Caste--Fiction.
- Caste.
- Brothers--Crimes against--Fiction.
- Brothers.
- Brickmaking--Fiction.
- Brickmaking.
- Lahore (Pakistan)--Fiction.
- Lahore (Pakistan).
- Pakistan--Fiction.
- Pakistan.
- Genre:
- Novels.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 354 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Scout Press hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Scout Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Inspired by a shocking true story, this haunting debut novel of love, brotherhood, resilience, and redemption set in Pakistan calls to mind the modern classics The Kite Runner and The Beekeeper of Aleppo. On the outskirts of Lahore, Pakistan, a large yellow moon hung low in the sky when the men came with dogs and guns and cricket bats. In front of his family's small hut on the edge of a looming brick kiln, Lalloo's brother was murdered. Unable to escape the memory of that horrible night, Lalloo's parents and sisters remain trapped, the kiln chimney churning black smoke into the sky as the family slave, brick by brick, to pay off their debts. To rescue them, Lalloo must free himself from his past and carve out his own destiny"-- Provided by publisher.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Keyes Fund bookplate.
- ISBN:
- 9781668043288
- 1668043289
- OCLC:
- 1528767629
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