Wish Maker Hardback - 2009
by Sethi, Ali
A major new international voice debutswith a sweeping story of love, friendship,and family ties that brings to life theturbulent world of modern Pakistan.
The unforgettable story of a fatherlessboy growing up in a household of outspokenwomen, The Wish Maker is also atale of sacrifice, betrayal, and indestructiblefriendship. Zaki Shirazi and his femalecousin Samar Api were raised to considerthemselves "part of the same litter." Togetherthey watched American televisionand memorized dialogue from Bollywoodmovies, attended dangerous protests, andformed secret friendships. In a householdrun by Zaki's crusading political journalistmother and iron-willed grandmother,it was impossible to imagine a future thatcould hold anything different for either ofthem.
But adolescence approaches and thecousins' fates diverge. Samar's unconventionalbehavior-in which Zaki has playedthe role of devoted helper-brings severeconsequences for her, while Zaki is sentout to discover the world for himself. Itis only after years of separation from Samarthat he is forced to confront the truenature of happiness, selfhood, and commitmentto those he loves most.
Chronicling world-changing events thathave never been so intimately observed infiction and brimming with unmistakablewarmth and humor, The Wish Maker is thepowerful account of a family and an era,a story that shows how, even in the mostrapidly shifting circumstances, there arebonds that survive the tugs of convention,time, and history.
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- Title Wish Maker
- Author Sethi, Ali
- Binding Hardback
- Edition 1st/1st
- Pages 432
- Language EN
- Publisher Riverhead Hardcover, New York
- Date 2009-06-11
- ISBN 9781594488757
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