The Cry Of The Nightingale

Growing up in small-town Punjab in Pakistan, all Rabiya ever wanted wasto read her books and then help others like her read and learn by becominga teacher. But her dreams are shattered when her father-her supporter andconfidant-passes away and her elder brother Faruk-the new man of thehouse-stops her education and marries her off to an older man, Kareem, from Lahore.Kareem is an orthodox, loveless man with many rules, and Rabiya seeksrelease in her old college novels and by sneaking off to the Punjab PublicLibrary with her neighbour Nazo, with whom she builds a deep friendship.And then, she meets the charming Nabeel, Nazo's uncle, a man passionateabout poetry and literature, and suddenly she finds herself deep in love.When Kareem discovers her secret and unleashes his fury, Rabiya finds thecourage to walk away. She seeks refuge first with Nabeel, and then with Bina, who works with domestically abused women, but realizes in the end that shewill have to be her own refuge and pillar.In The Cry of the Nightingale, Tahira Naqvi has written the poignant andpowerful story of every woman struggling for autonomy and intellectualindependence.A hard-hitting expression of women's liberation and equal rights-set in Pakistan during and post the Zia-ul-Haq regime.'A moving and deeply absorbing novel about a woman's quest for freedom. Set in Pakistan, this is a universal story.'-Syeda Saiyidain Hameed

• | Author: Tahira Naqvi
• | Publisher: Speaking Tiger Books
• | Publication Date: Apr 10, 2025
• | Number of Pages: 00298 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 9363362620
• | ISBN-13: 9789363362628