ashleylillis 's review for:

One Half from the East by Nadia Hashimi

4.0

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I read my first book by Nadia Hashimi about a year ago called The Pearl That Broke Its Shell. It told the story of a young Rahima that became a bocha posh (a custom where a boy becomes a girl in Afghanistan in order to help out their family). It was one of the most moving books that I've read in a while and it is a book that will stay with me for a while as well. It was such beautiful writing and storytelling and it made you very thankful to be a woman in the western world.

I was very pleasantly surprised when I started reading this book, Nadia's first young adult book, and recognized names and characters and storylines from The Pearl That Broke It's Shell.

One Half From The East tells the story of another bocha posh that becomes a boy to help her father come back to them after a tragic bombing in Kabul. Obyad meets Rahim (The Pearl That Broke Its Shell) and they quickly become fast friends and vow to never be girls again. What follows is another beautiful story of life in Afghanistan is harder for women but the strength of the girls and women that live over there. If you're a fan of The Pearl That Broke It's Shell or The Kite Runner, definitely pick this one up!