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02334aam a2200277 4500 001 07264E8ABF2211E98B6B1B2D97128E48 003 SILO 005 20190815010032 008 190708s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 020 $a 1546998411 020 $a 9781546998419 040 $d TxAuBib $d SILO 100 1 $a El Zein, Taghreid. 245 1 $a Behind The Closed House. 264 1 $a Lexington, KY : $b CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, $c 2016. 300 $a 481 pages ; $c 22 cm. 500 $a "A woman's heart-breaking journey to find dignity." More than a love story . . . more than a coming-of-age novel . . . Behind the Closed House chronicles the journey of a young woman whose struggles mirror those of her beloved country, Afghanistan. Zulaikha finds post-9/11 Afghanistan a hostile land for women who dream of getting an education and an even more hostile place for those who dare to dream of teaching. She should know. As long as she could remember, she had wanted only one thingâto teach. Hafeez, once a top-notch freedom fighter who helped to drive the Soviet Union out of the country also discovered that Afghanistan, fast becoming nothing more than the pawn of the Taliban regime senses the change. He is transformed from a well-respected neighbor and friend to an emotionally crippled man following the death of his wife. Refusing to accept a society in which women are âsoldâ in marriage, sheâs vulnerable as a single woman whose parents have recently died. Despite this, sheâs determined that nothing will stop her from proclaiming the human rights of women in this country â and never loses sight of her ultimate dream, to teach. After a series of tragedies it appears she may have broken free from the mores of the political climate and found true love. But can either survive the cruelest act of a vengeful madman? A coming of age contemporary novel which will take you through Zulaikhaâs emotional and powerful journey. 541 $d 20190708. 650 $a Women $x Fiction. 650 $a Women $z Afghanistan $x Social conditions $y 21st century. 650 7 $a Large print books. 650 7 $a Historical romance. 651 7 $a Afghanistan $v Fiction. 941 $a 1 952 $l VTPD454 $d 20190815011216.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=07264E8ABF2211E98B6B1B2D97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search