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Secrets of the Henna Girl

Sufiya Ahmed author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Random House Children's UK

Published:1st Mar '12

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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?

A hard-hitting, important story -- Sophia Bennett, author of THREADS

ISBN: 9780141339801

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 202g

288 pages