A multi-layered, multi-faceted story of love and loneliness, finding and losing, and mixed-race marriage, Revolt is the tale of three wealthy sisters and the problems that no amount of money can solve. There is a daughter, abandoned because of an impulsive marriage, an aunt who pines for lost love, and a bridegroom with the biggest problem of them all. Set in England and the fictional village of Gulistan in Pakistan, with its fascinating array of quirky, eccentric and unforgettable characters, Revolt centers on the forthcoming marriage of two rich cousins and the often hilarious, but always deeply moving, pitfalls and perils of living in a place where everyone knows everybody else's business. "Intimately reveals Pakistani family life. Traditional Muslim values meet modern Western one, setting off a whimsical collection of problems and events."--World Lit Today, May-Aug. 2014

Revolt

Literature & Fiction

Shahraz, Qaisra

Literary

Arcadia Books

Holy Woman

The Holy Woman is a powerful and compelling family drama. A romantic story of love and betrayal set in a wealthy Muslim community in Pakistan, with all the pressures and conflicts that modern life and old traditions bring.

British & Irish

Arcadia Books Ltd

Set in contemporary Pakistan, London, and Egypt, this compelling family drama is a romantic story of love and betrayal in a wealthy Muslim family experiencing conflicts between old traditions and modern life. Zarri, the glamorous 28-year-old daughter of a wealthy landowner, falls in love and wishes to marry Sikander, a business tycoon. Her father, Habib, dislikes Sikander and prohibits their marriage. Soon after, Habib's only son is killed in an accident and he decides to make Zarri his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition that requires an heiress to remain celibate for the rest of her life. Unable to marry, Zarri is forced to submit to her father and becomes her clan's holy woman.

A tragic tale of three young women, each one demonized by her past, this book is a riveting saga of love, duty, and deceit in Muslim family life. Set in the village of Chigapur, an innocent wife named Gulshan must watch helplessly as her husband is snatched away when he is caught cheating on her. As her world falls apart, the secrets of this city trapped in time, space, and guilt are revealed, along with the 20-year-old courtroom drama that started it all.

Typhoon

Contemporary

Genre Fiction

A powerful saga of love and family politics.

The Holy Woman

A dazzling display of Qaisra Shahraz's masterful storytelling, this tantalizing collection features a mix of twelve stories from four continents. In "The Concubine," a lover's tale reveals the shameful secrets of a modern family, cleverly linked to a sixteenth-century legend about a famous courtesan in Lahore, India.

The Concubine & The Slave-Catcher: Stories from Around The World

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Books by Shahraz, Qaisra

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Revolt

Holy Woman

Holy Woman

Typhoon

Typhoon

Holy Woman

The Holy Woman

The Concubine & The Slave-Catcher: Stories from Around The World