{"product_id":"seven-9781459746398","title":"Seven","description":"\u003cb\u003eFINALIST FOR THE 2021 TRILLIUM AWARD - FINALIST FOR THE 2021 EVERGREEN AWARD - AN INDIGO BEST BOOK OF 2020 - A \u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e BEST INDEPENDENT READ FOR FALL 2020 - AN APPLE BOOKS BEST BOOK OF 2020 - A CBC BOOKS BEST CANADIAN FICTION BOOK OF 2020 - A NOW MAGAZINE TOP TEN BOOK OF 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Be prepared for this novel to stay with you for a long time, especially its ending.\"--\u003ci\u003eGLOBE AND MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[An] extraordinary book... packed with discovery and jarring emotional arcs.\"--\u003ci\u003eTORONTO STAR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Penetrating and subtle ... [An] immersive, absorbing portrait.\"--EDEN ROBINSON\u003cbr\u003e\"Explores with courage and storytelling finesse the harsh truths within the ideals of kinship and community.\" --DAVID CHARIANDY\u003cbr\u003e\"An urgent and passionate read.\" --VIVEK SHRAYA\u003cbr\u003e\"Visceral and emotional... a courageous feat.\"--QUILL \u0026amp; QUIRE (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA brave, soulfully written feminist novel about inheritance and resistance that tests the balance between kinship and the fight against customs that harm us.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Sharifa accompanies her husband on a marriage-saving trip to India in 2016, she thinks that she's going to research her great-great-grandfather, a wealthy business leader and philanthropist. What captures her imagination is not his rags-to-riches story, but the mystery of his four wives, missing from the family lore. She ends up excavating much more than she had imagined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSharifa's trip coincides with a time of unrest within her insular and conservative religious community, and there is no escaping its politics. A group of feminists is speaking out against khatna, an age-old ritual they insist is female genital cutting. Sharifa's two favourite cousins are on opposite sides of the debate and she seeks a middle ground. As the issue heats up, Sharifa discovers an unexpected truth and is forced to take a position.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFarzana Doctor is the author of \u003ci\u003eStealing Nasreen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Inclusive\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSix Metres of Pavement\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award and was short-listed for the Toronto Book Award. She lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493527195922,"sku":"9781459746398","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a401f6ca-b0ed-4b13-86fe-736bd57c76c0.jpg?v=1730650407","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/seven-9781459746398","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}