The House of Djinn

It has been ten years since Shabanu staged her death to secure the safety ofher daughter Mumtaz from her husbands murderous brother. Mumtaz has beenraised by he... » 

It has been ten years since Shabanu staged her death to secure the safety ofher daughter Mumtaz from her husbands murderous brother. Mumtaz has beenraised by her fathers family with the education and security her motherdesired for her but with little understanding and love. Only her Americancousin Jameel her closest confidant and friend and the beloved familypatriarch Baba understand the pain of her loneliness. When Baba unexpectedlydies Jameels succession as the Amirzai tribal leader and the arrangement ofhis marriage to Mumtaz are revealed causing both to question whetherfulfilling their duty to the family is worth giving up their dreams for thefuture. A commanding sequel to the novels Shabanu Daughter of the Wind andHaveli The House of Djinn stands on its own. Suzanne Fisher Staplesreturns to modernday Pakistan to reexamine the juxtaposition of traditionalIslamic values with modern ideals of love. «