The Girl From Foreign
Publication details: Reprint; 2009 UK;Description: 364 Pages; PaperbackISBN:- 9780143115779
- 978.04
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 | Karachi Desi Reads | 978.04 SS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost | PKLC022100 | ||
Book Adult and Young Adult 15-17 | Lahore Desi Reads | 978.04 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Lost | PKLC022132 |
A search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten histories, and a sense of home Fascinating and intimate, The Girl from Foreign is one woman's search for ancient family secrets that leads to an adventure in far-off lands. Sadia Shepard, the daughter of a white Protestant from Colorado and a Muslim from Pakistan, was shocked to discover that her grandmother was a descendant of the Bene Israel, a tiny Jewish community shipwrecked in India two thousand years ago. After traveling to India to put the pieces of her family's past together, her quest for identity unlocks a myriad of profound religious and cultural revelations that Shepard gracefully weaves into this touching, eye-opening memoir.
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