With her bestseller, Afghanistan, Where God Only Comes to Weep, Siba Shakib drew attention to the distressing situation of Afghan women. Taking up this theme again, she now tells a wonderful story of love and courage, and of a remarkable woman who finds her own path in life. When the young girl, Samira, is born, her father - a brave commander fighting in the mountainous land of Afghanistan - decides to bring her up as a boy known as Samir. Soon the fact that Samir is really a girl has been forgotten. Samir learns to fight, ride and shoot, and when her father is killed, she becomes head of the family. However, as an adult, Samir's love for the friend of her youth forces her to confess the truth. She wants to live as Bashir's wife but in return she must reveal her female identity and, in so doing, give up her freedom. Samira follows her heart but she hates wearing the veil. Eventually the torment is too great and Samira realises there has to be a third way for her - the way of a self-confident woman who bravely takes charge of her own life... (20040922)
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An extraordinary tale of a young Afghan girl following her heart in a man's world, as told by the acclaimed filmmaker and international bestselling author, Siba Shakib (20040922)
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Born in Iran, Siba Shakib grew up in Tehran and attended a German school there. A writer and maker of documentaries and films, she has travelled to Afghanistan many times over the last five years, visiting the north as well as the territory that was commanded by the Taliban. Several of her documentaries have won awards, including the moving testimonials she has made of the horrors of life in Afghanistan and the plight of the Afghan women. She lives in New York and Germany. (20040922)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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This book is absolutely amazing I just could not put it down my family were neglected for 3 days!!! Kept having to remind myself it was a true story, absolutely unbelievable. However I dont know if this is a good thing or a bad thing but the ending was most unsatisfying and left me desperate to know what happens to Samira / Samir, how did Siba Shakib learn of her story I have so many burning unanswered questions!!! Would make a fantastic film, as long as the dialect is left how it is, as americanising it with hollywood, would totally ruin this romantcaly written biography.
I need a follow up book for my sanity!!!!!
I need a follow up book for my sanity!!!!!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This book was impossible to leave down and I read it in 2 days. An absolutely entralling tale of a girl who was forced to live her life as a male. Excellently written, with every last detail perfectly described, I would recommend this book 100%
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
By M. Mukhtar
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This book was a very good read. I was enticed in the book from the moment i started it to the moment i put it down.
It is a story about a father who wants a boy so desperately that he bring up his first child a girl' as a boy. Her parents didn't have anymore children, so her father continue to treat Samira as a boy and taught her to fight, ride horses, shoot and many more men tasks. This is a very difficult senario to be in for Samira/Samir and the older she got the more difficult it became for her. Her father didn't have to bear the affects of this, as he died when Samira was still a child. It only became difficult when she fell in love with a friend that she realised that the effects of being a girl will change her future. The problems arised when the girl started developing into a female that her destinity had to be changed and only Samira on her own had to decide what she wanted to be at the time and what she wanted to become in the future.
Samira showed courage, strength and showed those people that identify women as weak that they can be as strong as men are. Samira became her mother's strength and she became her grandfathers missing arm. She wasn't scared and dealt and acted as men did naturally and found it difficult to behave as a real women when she really had to try too for her love of her friend who became her husband.
It is one of the best books i have read and the style of writing is very diffent, but good.
It is a story about a father who wants a boy so desperately that he bring up his first child a girl' as a boy. Her parents didn't have anymore children, so her father continue to treat Samira as a boy and taught her to fight, ride horses, shoot and many more men tasks. This is a very difficult senario to be in for Samira/Samir and the older she got the more difficult it became for her. Her father didn't have to bear the affects of this, as he died when Samira was still a child. It only became difficult when she fell in love with a friend that she realised that the effects of being a girl will change her future. The problems arised when the girl started developing into a female that her destinity had to be changed and only Samira on her own had to decide what she wanted to be at the time and what she wanted to become in the future.
Samira showed courage, strength and showed those people that identify women as weak that they can be as strong as men are. Samira became her mother's strength and she became her grandfathers missing arm. She wasn't scared and dealt and acted as men did naturally and found it difficult to behave as a real women when she really had to try too for her love of her friend who became her husband.
It is one of the best books i have read and the style of writing is very diffent, but good.
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Hmm Confusing..
This novel to say the least is confusing. I understood the plot and grasped the concept of how this child's identity builds a barrier around her world and she is forced to be... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Zara A
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afghanistan love storie
These books were so interesting I could not put it down, as well as the story I found it interesting learning about the lives and culture of the people.
Published 16 months ago by kathleen
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poorly written.
I was so disappointed with this book from the start.
It felt like it was written by someone looking down on them!
Didnt even bother to continue reading it.
It felt like it was written by someone looking down on them!
Didnt even bother to continue reading it.
Published 20 months ago by Alice
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Samira & Samir
This book was written in an unusual way - hard to understand. I gave up reading it halfway through.
Published on 1 May 2010 by Ms. F. A. Patterson
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Excellent insight into life in Afghanistan
Having lived in Afghanistan for six months in 2007, I've continued to be intensely interested in the culture of the country, and enjoy reading novels set there. Read more
Published on 14 April 2010 by J. Cravens
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A good read
I have read a few books in the range written by Jean Sasson, I have found this book just as interesting as the others I have read, again sharing new light on the customs and... Read more
Published on 9 Oct 2009 by S. Moss
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A must read book!
Could not put this book down. If you've read a Thousand Splendid suns and you want something to match how you felt when you read it, try this.
Published on 29 April 2009 by Ms. V. J. Mccaulsky
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Highly recommended to read!!!
I agree, this book isn't written at its best - but i'd defintely recommend everyone to read it. It's very different and clearly shows oppresion of women, which to this day still... Read more
Published on 20 Jan 2009 by Sheereen
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Samir and Samira
This is a badly written book which is so blunt and very hard to get into. The author does not have style which entices readers in. Read more
Published on 1 May 2008 by Kareena
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I loved it, worth the time and money spended
While reading this book,i enjoyed every second of it. The writer style is amazing. I was occupied with this story till I finished it. Read more
Published on 24 April 2008 by Somaya Hitham Shawash
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