Shadows in the Sun

by Rukhsana Hasib


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E-Book
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Softcover
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Hardcover
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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 4/2/2012

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : N/A
Page Count : 464
ISBN : 9781458201119
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 464
ISBN : 9781458201126
Format : Hardcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 464
ISBN : 9781458201133

About the Book

Twenty-one-year old Mayuri is afraid. For the second time, she has disgraced her husband and failed to give birth to a male heir. To make matters worse, this time she had twin girls. Her mother-in-law is outraged at her failure and takes action.

Events escalate and Mayuri is forced to flee with her four year old daughter, Rajani who witnesses her mother’s plight from her hiding place.

When her husband catches up to her, a deadly confrontation takes place which compels Mayuri to lie and reinvent her past. She faces unexpected challenges and adapts to a new religion and culture.

When all her lies unravel, Mayuri pays a heavy price. But eventually, mother and daughter have to deal with the truth and its consequences.

“Rukhsana Hasib’s beautifully written and passionate account of life in our world where so many cultures and religions are in conflict is like a brilliant ray of sunshine; it illuminates as it elevates. Above all, it is a reaffirmation of the beauty and courage of the human spirit.”
- Professor Akbar Ahmend
Ibu Khaldun chair of Islamic studies,
American University, Washington, DC


About the Author

Rukhsana Hasib came to the United States in 1971, earned an MBA at Rutgers University, and went on to work as a commercial lending officer. She is the author of the novel Shackles of Time and a short story called “Redemption of Red,” which was published in an anthology of Diaspora writers, poets, and artists in 2011.