A Splintering - Paperback

Name: A Splintering - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9781938603778
Price: 17.95 USD
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by Dur E. Aziz Amna

$17.95

Book Overview

A BBC Book Club Pick

Winner of the 2026 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award

A perfect book club read for those who love morally gray women

In a village in rural Pakistan, Tara is watching and waiting. The smell of dung and dust hangs over her world. She is desperate to leave her petty life in the village and escape the iron grip of her violent, unpredictable brother.

Marrying a middle-class accountant allows her to escape to the capital, but she soon finds that life as a respectable housewife is not enough. She wants what the rich mothers at her children's school have. Her desire for wealth and freedom becomes an obsession--one for which she'll push her marriage and herself to the brink. When her brother comes back into her life, dragging the specter of all she's escaped, Tara must decide if there are any lines she won't cross to live the life she deserves.
Set against a hypnotic, oppressive backdrop of political violence and natural disaster, A Splintering traces the class struggle of a woman stuck between province and metropolis, between motherhood and ambition. Disquieting and utterly gripping, it is an extraordinary achievement by Dur e Aziz Amna, an exploration of a complex and unforgettable character who will risk everything to carve out a life of her own.

ISBN	9781938603778
Author	Dur E. Aziz Amna
Publisher	Dzanc Books
Genre	Literature
Format	Paperback
Published	April 2026
Language	ENG- English
Pages	232
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print