Wanting Mor

When Jameela’s mother dies, she is left alone with her distant, moody father. He decides they will leave their small village in Afghanistan and start a new life in Kabul. Here Jameela struggles to deal with a strange culture, unfamiliar people and a new, hostile family. Alone and vulnerable in the war-ravaged city, can Jameela find friendship, acceptance and hope? This powerful and touching novel, by renowned Pakistani-Canadian author Rukhsana Khan, was inspired by a true story.

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