The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi Double Down Kai never planned to marry

Kai never planned to marry despite his father’s constant pleadings

I swore I would never forgive him

but she's about to discover firsthand that power always comes with a price and no one can be trusted

finally bringing magic to all of Arawiya

she doesn’t yet suspect the vertiginous plunge into the darkness that awaits her at her friend’s house

The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi Double Down Kai never planned to marryCategory: Fiction, Rating: 4. 4 5 Pages: 480 About Book: Afghan American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate, and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Lisa See. In Kabul, 2007, with a drug addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave