LEADER 02613nam 2200481 450 001 9910150291203321 005 20230808200524.0 010 $a1-78264-229-3 035 $a(CKB)3710000000942921 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5614917 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000942921 100 $a20190111d2016 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAlabaster $ewhat is most precious is also most fragile /$fChris Aslan 210 1$aOxford, England :$cLion Fiction,$d[2016] 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (129 pages) 311 $a1-78264-228-5 330 $a"I still hear the voice of my mother telling me what all women in our village tell their daughters: 'Mariam, a woman's honour is as fragile and as beautiful as a butterfly's wings. What is a butterfly without wings, except a worm?' It's probably a good thing that my mother didn't live to see me now." A beautifully crafted novel about two sisters who face the stigma of shame, the sorrow of loss, and the startling hope one can find when someone shows you a different way of seeing the world. 330 $a"Maryam is stuck in an abusive marriage, living with her in-laws, in a conservative, toxically religious Middle Eastern setting. A few years back, her father was given a jar of priceless perfume by a dying leper and it seemed as if their fortunes would improve, but then Maryam's father contracted leprosy and was exiled by the village. Maryam and her brother, Eleazar, and sister, Marta, experience the shame and ostracism this brings. The precious jar that was meant to bring them freedom, but it only seems to have brought destruction. But rumours abound concerning a new doctor; perhaps hope is on the horizon. A beautifully crafted novel about two sisters who face the stigma of shame, the sorrow of loss, and the startling hope one can find when someone shows you a different way of seeing the world"--Amazon.com. 606 $aSisters$zMiddle East$vFiction 606 $aAbused wives$vFiction 606 $aLeprosy$zMiddle East$vFiction 607 $aMiddle East$vFiction 608 $aHistorical fiction.$2fast 608 $aFiction.$2fast 608 $aHistorical fiction.$2lcgft 615 0$aSisters 615 0$aAbused wives 615 0$aLeprosy 676 $a813.54 700 $aAslan$b Chris$01360831 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150291203321 996 $aAlabaster$93415108 997 $aUNINA