{"product_id":"the-cry-of-the-nightingale-9789363362628","title":"The Cry Of The Nightingale","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in small-town Punjab in Pakistan, all Rabiya ever wanted was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto read her books and then help others like her read and learn by becoming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea teacher. But her dreams are shattered when her father-her supporter and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econfidant-passes away and her elder brother Faruk-the new man of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehouse-stops her education and marries her off to an older man, Kareem, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efrom Lahore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKareem is an orthodox, loveless man with many rules, and Rabiya seeks\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erelease in her old college novels and by sneaking off to the Punjab Public\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibrary with her neighbour Nazo, with whom she builds a deep friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then, she meets the charming Nabeel, Nazo's uncle, a man passionate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eabout poetry and literature, and suddenly she finds herself deep in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Kareem discovers her secret and unleashes his fury, Rabiya finds the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecourage to walk away. She seeks refuge first with Nabeel, and then with Bina, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho works with domestically abused women, but realizes in the end that she\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewill have to be her own refuge and pillar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Cry of the Nightingale, Tahira Naqvi has written the poignant and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epowerful story of every woman struggling for autonomy and intellectual\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eindependence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hard-hitting expression of women's liberation and equal rights-set in Pakistan during and post the Zia-ul-Haq regime.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A moving and deeply absorbing novel about a woman's quest for freedom. Set in Pakistan, this is a universal story.'-Syeda Saiyidain Hameed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Tiger Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789363362628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Tahira Naqvi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52302305034421,"sku":"9789363362628","price":29.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6e960430-d44f-4869-b857-69972240baf0.jpg?v=1772552897","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-cry-of-the-nightingale-9789363362628","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}