- Paperback: 500 pages
- Publisher: Arcadia Books (2 Aug 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1905147635
- ISBN-13: 978-1905147632
- Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 394,726 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Set in in contemporary Pakistan, London and Egypt, Zarrie Bano is a glamorous 28 year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner, Habib Khan. When his only son is killed in a freak riding accident, Habib decides to make Zarri his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition which decrees that an heiress must remain celibate, and forcing his daughter into marriage to the Holy Koran.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Zarri-bano is a beautiful and rich woman but before you can begin to feel any jealousy an awful sequence of events turns her life upside down. Just as she finally meets someone whom she could have married this is all taken away. Though this story is about love it is also about devotion and duty. This duty, both to family and religion takes the heroine and us around the world. The book though it deals with Islam is not the usual presentation of fundamentalism. It in fact shows normal muslims going about their normal everyday lives. Though to start with the heroine and the reader are horrified by the idea of a muslim 'nun' it does allow us to see the scholarly, gentle side of Islam. Apparently there are no real nuns in the religion and so the villain of the piece is definitely the father. The setting in a village in Pakistan is unusual but the villagers are fascinating. Their whole way of life and attitude is so different and yet not unlike a small community anywhere in the world.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Given to me by my sister during my stay in hospital, I was completely lost in the story of 'The Holy Woman'....What an excellent read...it made me forget the operation I was undergoing!!!
Such an inspiring story line, an excellent potrayal of deceipt and anguish of a muslim woman...
You grow to love and hate the characters, and become completely engrossed in the story line, so hard to put this book down!!!
Everyday my sister and I would discuss the book and talk about the characters as if we knew them!!!
I just had to read the next book....'Typhoon'....which took me only 3 days to complete....what a sensational prequel!!!
I have been recommending this book to all my family and friends...
Can't wait for the next one to come on the shelves...
Excellent author
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read the holy woman a couple of months ago and found it to be a wonderful read. I really found it difficult to put the book down. It has all the ingredients of a great love story with the added bonus of a mysterious and intriguing culture which really does give this story the edge. Most of my family have now read the book and all have thoroughly enjoyed it.
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excellent read i could not put the book down was so sad and touching but well worth the read. i read the book in a day! recommended read to anyone
Published 14 months ago by Ms. Z. I. Waka
fantastic book
one of my all time favourites, once u start reading it very difficult to put down!
Published 20 months ago by sam17
What a great read
My colleague at work lent me her signed copy of he book. I was very impressed and then went on to be delighted with the book. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Negra Latina
A book full of wisdom
I enjoyed the story of love and family relationships running through the book. What was even more interesting was the wisdom - no matter what your faith you can relate to the... Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2008 by Angharad
typhoon by qaisra shahraz ne gud??
this is a really gr8 book---no question---dont let ne1 tell u ne different!!! i just wanted to leave a comment here so that i cud ask if ne1 has read the prequel TYPHOON??? Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2008 by mimi jonas
One of the best novels I've ever read
I couldn't put the book down, I was drawn in from the very first page. As a Pakistani girl who has lived in the UK since I was young girl, it brought my country of origin alive for... Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2007 by Laila
Wonderful!
Reading this novel during a very dreary English summer allowed me to escape to a place full of passion, heat and colour. Read more
Published on 15 July 2007 by H
The Holy Woman
This novel is of unquestionable social importance. Its protagonist begins as an unvelied woman and, through an intelligent and considered response to the constraints imposed on her... Read more
Published on 2 Mar 2006 by Dr. Corinne Fowler
substance over style
Whatever one thinks about the subject, the real letdown is the style. The sentences are badly constructed, the emotions lack subtlety, everything is laid out. Read more
Published on 1 July 2005
AN EXCELLENT BOOK...A BRILLIANT STORY...A GREAT AUTHOR!!!
What a book!!! I haven't read a good book in years, but 'The Holy Woman' was one book worth reading....the characters came alive in the solace of my bedroom... Read more
Published on 4 Feb 2005 by Thara
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