{"product_id":"city-of-widows-a-novel-by-nadia-hashimi","title":"City of Widows: A Novel by Nadia Hashimi (Hardcover) (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFiction - Contemporary - War \u0026amp; Military - Family Life - Women - Feminist - Muslim\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRELEASE DATE: 7\/28\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e(WILL SHIP DIRECTLY FROM OUR SUPPLIER'S WAREHOUSE)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom bestselling novelist Nadia Hashimi—a gripping, occasionally terrifying, yet ultimately hopeful novel focusing on the women of Afghanistan in the years since the Taliban regained power.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn February 2020 the US began to withdraw troops from Afghanistan after nearly twenty years of occupation. A whole generation of Afghan women had been born during that time—women who had grown up in relative peace, gone to school, entered the professions, even served in the army and Parliament. The women of Afghanistan watched as the Taliban filled the streets again. They knew everything was about to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the bustling, cosmopolitan city of Kabul, women are TV newscasters, shop owners, doctors, teachers, lawyers, even soldiers. They include Marjan, who fought with the Afghan army, and will risk everything to keep her daughter Hawa safe. In her earlier days Marjan was called Rahima and had lived the life of a bacha posh—a girl raised as a boy until she came of age. Forced into an early marriage, Rahima took the name Marjan when she fled her warlord husband. She’s created a whole new life for herself, one she will not give up easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo has Soraya, who defiantly wore red lipstick as she led the army’s all-female combat force over the objections of her upper-class family. Soraya’s now a wanted woman whose brother may choose not to shelter her from the Taliban. What will become of her? Or Mina, a journalist and broadcaster whose beautiful face is known to everyone in Kabul—including the new regime?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFight or flight? Or find a third way? One thing is for certain: none of these women will meekly accept her fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn epic saga of fear, resistance, change, and reinvention, City of Widows gives voices to the unforgettable Afghan women at a crossroads of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR BIO: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNadia Hashimi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a pediatrician turned international bestselling novelist and daughter of Afghan immigrants. She is the author of four books for adults: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Pearl that Broke Its Shell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA House Without Windows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen the Moon Is Low\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSparks Like Stars\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, as well as the middle grade novels \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Half from the East\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sky at Our Feet.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe lives with her family in the Washington, DC, suburbs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nadia Hashimi's eagerly anticipated new novel is an immersive, compelling, and unforgettable story of resistance, community, and hope in the face of extraordinary hardship. Written with exceptional insight and empathy, City of Widows evokes the past to illuminate the present as only the very best historical fiction can.\" - \u003cb\u003eJennifer Chiaverini, New York Times bestselling author of Resistance Women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nadia Hashimi has written, first and foremost, a tender and beautiful family story. Her always engaging multigenerational tale is a portrait of Afghanistan in all of its perplexing, enigmatic glory, and a mirror into the still ongoing struggles of Afghan women.\" - \u003cb\u003eKhaled Hosseini, author of And the Mountains Echoed and The Kite Runner\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"The question of whether Sitara can go home again is the existential and physical journey Hashimi conjures, in a story at once surreal and deeply rooted in the history of Afghanistan's modern turmoil and ancient enchantment.\" - \u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"A fascinating epic tale.\" - \u003cb\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Hashimi weaves together two equally engrossing stories in her epic, spellbinding debut.\" - \u003cb\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Hashimi celebrates the unsung heroism of Afghan women in City of Widows. There were moments when I gripped the book so hard, I permanently creased the pages. Similarly, this story changed me. Harrowing, breathtaking, and transformative. An empowering must-read for generations of women.\" - \u003cb\u003eSarah McCoy, New York Times bestselling author of Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"An essential read...heartbreaking, powerful, and indelible.\" - \u003cb\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50336159989953,"sku":"9780063423541","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0535\/7522\/1441\/files\/9780063423541.jpg?v=1781541670","url":"https:\/\/www.bookhavenbooks.com\/products\/city-of-widows-a-novel-by-nadia-hashimi","provider":"Book Haven Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}