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Article: Haveli.(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
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- The Horn Book Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 1994
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In this long-awaited sequel to the engrossing 1990 Newbery Honor book Shabanu, Daughter of the Wind (Knopf), Suzanne Fisher Staples continues the main character's story since the time of her marriage five years before, at age thirteen, to the powerful sixty-year-old Pakistani landowner Rahim. His fourth wife, Shabanu spends most of her energy protecting herself and her four-year-old daughter, Mumtaz, from the jealous scheming of his more cultured wives, who distrust Shabanu's sense of independence and disdain her earlier life in the desert. Even though Rahim claims Shabanu as his favorite wife, his political responsibilities prevent him from offering Shabanu and Mumtaz ...