American Dervish: A Novel - Softcover

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date :2012-1-1 Pages: 357 Publisher: Hachette Hayat Shah is a young American in love for the first time Hisnormal life of school. baseball. and video games had previouslybeen distinguished only by his Pakistani heritage and by thefrequent. chill between his parents. who fight over things he is tooyoung to understand. Then Mina arrives. and everythingchanges. Mina is Hayats mothers oldest friend from Pakistan. She isindependent. beautiful and intelligent. and arrives on the Shahsdoorstep when her disastrous marriage in Pakistan disintegrates . Even Hayats skeptical father cant deny the liveliness andhappiness that accompanies Mina into their home. Her deepspirituality brings the familys Muslim faith to life in a way thatresonates with Hayat as nothing has before. Studying the Quran byMinas side and basking in the glow of her attention . he feel...