A vivid unforgettable story of an unlikely sisterhood--an emotionally powerful and haunting tale of friendship that illuminates the plight of women in a traditional culture--from the author of the bestselling The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low.For two decades Zeba was a loving wife a patient mother and a peaceful villager. But her quiet life is shattered when her husband Kamal is found brutally murdered with a hatchet in the courtyard of their home. Nearly catatonic with sho