The Truth about Peacock Blue A Powerful Story about One Girl's Fight for Justice in Pakistan
| Author/creator | Hawke, Rosanne Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Saint Leonards : Allen & Unwin Chicago : Independent Publishers Group [Distributor] |
| Description | 272 p. 08.000 x 05.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
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| Summary | Annotation Everything changes for Aster the night her brother dies. Suddenly she's the only hope of the family, and instead of an early marriage to a boy from her small village in Pakistan, her parents decide to send her to the government high school in her brother's place. Aster is excited about this unexpected opportunity for a career, but, as a Christian, she is unprepared for the difficulties of attending a Muslim school: her fellow students are far from welcoming and one of her teachers takes an instant dislike to her. One day, she is accused of intentionally making a spelling mistake to insult the holy prophet. Her teacher is incensed and accuses her of blasphemy. A violent crowd forms outside the school and Aster is taken to jail to be tried at a later date. A young social justice lawyer takes up her case, and Aster's Australian cousin, Maryam, starts an online campaign to free Aster. But will it be enough to save her? |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781743319949 |
| ISBN | 1743319940 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9781743319949 |
| Stock number | 00033545 |