Haveli: A Young Woman's Courageous Struggle for Freedom in Present-day Pakistan is a 1993 novel by American children's author Suzanne Fisher Staples.[1][2] It is the sequel to the 1989 book, Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind, also by Suzanne Fisher Staples. Haveli shows the ups and downs of Shabanu's new life as an 18-year-old mother.
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| Author | Suzanne Fisher Staples |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | September 1, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0-679-84157-1 |
Plot
editShabanu (age 18) has many external and internal conflicts to face. She has a daughter named Mumtaz and she is the love of Shabanu's life. It has been years since Shabanu was with her family, and married to an older, very powerful clan leader named Rahim, Shabanu longs for the freedom that she no longer has. Although Rahim adores Shabanu, his youngest wife, he still fails to protect her and her daughter Mumtaz from the pampered women in his household who despise Shabanu for her youth and for her influence over Rahim. As Shabanu slowly plans a better life for herself and her daughter, they know they will not be welcome in the family home at Okurabad, after Rahim's death. After a visit to the haveli – Rahim’s home, in the ancient city of Lahore – a sequence of events start that threatens Shabanu’s plans, and even her life. In the haveli, she falls totally and unexpectedly in love with someone who is as bound by tradition as she is.[3]
Main characters
edit- Shabanu
- Mumtaz
- Rahim
- Zabo
- Ahmed
- Amina
- Ibne
- Nazir
- Dadi
- Leyla
- Selma
- Samiya
Reception
editKirkus Reviews writes, "Again, Staples imbues Shabanu and her beautiful, brutally repressive world with a splendid reality that transcends the words on the page."[4] According to LibrisNotes, "Once again Suzanne Staples writing makes accessible and real, the unique cultural life of a small part of Pakistan."[5]
References
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- ^ "Haveli by Suzanne Fisher Staples". Publishers Weekly. August 2, 1993. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Haveli: A Young Woman's Courageous Struggle for Freedom in Present-day Pakistan". Booklist. June 1, 1993. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Suzanne's Works". Suzanne Fisher Staples. Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ "Haveili". Kirkus Media. September 1, 1993. Archived from the original on April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ "Haveli by Suzanne Fisher Staples". LibrisNotes. BlogSpot. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.