I was not such a book nerd from my childhood though I used to read books like Akbar & Birbal, Panchatantra, Tenali Raman etc that my parents get me. I thus developed the habit of reading every day before bed. This was the base for my reading thirst. The habit eventually disappeared with me getting into higher secondary school. Later when I entered college for my UG I rediscovered my interest in novels by reading in class hours because classes were ultimately boring. Eventually I started reading more and more and here I stand with this blog for book. I am very happy to share my journeys with books with the world and lets get to discover the world of reading to the depths.
I am so grateful that I got to read this book. The Daughters of Charchinar by Almas Hussain is a book that everyone should read atleast once in their lifetime. It hit me damn hard in so many ways. This book is about Nafisa and Meher, twin sisters born in the land of Charchinar where the life of women is not at all imaginable. They are raped as punishment for crime committed by the men in their family. They are killed just because they wish to pursue education. Charchinar is a land where girls and ladies are treated worse than a non-living thing. When I did read the blurb of the book, the line "Here, rape is a punishment and not a crime" itself made me feel so much scared and also it was then that I knew this book is a must read. The twin sisters lose their mother during their birth and from then they grew up in the kitchen and taken care by the cook Tuktuk. Their lives are impacted so much by the meaningless and barbaric rituals of Charchinar. The book then follows the life o...
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