In class, we have been reading a book called "Shabanu." It is about a girl's way of life in Pakistan and her culture. In the book, Shabanu is a 11 yr old girl who lives in a poor but happy family. She has been allowed freedoms forbidden to most muslim girls. Yet her parents are concerned that her independence and disinterest in women's work will lead to trouble.
Soon, Shabanu and her sister, Phulan are forced to marry their cousins, Hamir and Murad. The two sisters accept it as a duty to their family.
Then a wealthy landowner ruins phulan's marriage plans, and it is Shabanu who must sacrifice everything she has dreamed of.
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