Words in the Dust a Novel by Trent Reedy: 5 Questions with Trent Reedy

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Trent Reedy answers five questions about himself and his new book "Words in the Dust"

Posted by Words in the Dust at 2:29 PM

Words in the Dust: Zulaikha hopes. She hopes for peace, now that the Taliban have been driven from Afghanistan; a good relationship with her hard stepmother; and one day even to go to school, or to have her cleft lip fixed. Zulaikha knows all will be provided for her--"Inshallah," God willing. Then she meets Meena, who offers to teach her the Afghan poetry she taught her late mother. And the Americans come to the village, promising not just new opportunities and dangers, but surgery to fix her face. These changes could mean a whole new life for Zulaikha--but can she dare to hope they'll come true?

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