Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

Silk Tether: A Novel
Silk Tether: A Novel
Silk Tether: A Novel
Ebook224 pages3 hours

Silk Tether: A Novel

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

3/5

()

Read preview

About this ebook

This is the real world of modern Karachi as seen through the eyes of a young woman in an elite family. Here are the hidden dramatic realities of the upper class, the undertow of religion, revealing the truth sometimes spoken in hushed whispers, more often swept away by the flourish of silk saris at extravagant dinner parties . . . or perhaps never mentioned at all.

Often tragic, always youthful, yet never what those in the West expect, here in fully realized first-person prose are the lives of Ayla, the protagonist, and her boundaries and customs, as well as those of her friends: Alia, oppressed by her wealthy, overly conservative parents, and Tanzeela, a teenager trapped in an abusive arranged marriage. From silk saris to bombings; from fundamentalism to American sympathy; from Dior makeup to desperate poverty; from sexual abuse to religious taboos, the world of Ayla, in her late teens, struggling in the real world of modern-day Pakistan, is anything but simple.

Silk Tether is a revealing, truthful, poignant novel destined to become a must-read by westerners seeking to understand the complex world of Islamic fundamentalist countries.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherYucca
Release dateFeb 9, 2016
ISBN9781631580802
Silk Tether: A Novel

Related to Silk Tether

Related ebooks

Cultural Heritage Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for Silk Tether

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
3/5

1 rating1 review

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Beautifully descriptive - it was interesting to read about the culture and setting of this book. The plot felt a little disjointed, and I think it would have more appeal to a YA audience.

Book preview

Silk Tether - Minal Khan

/abook_preview_excerpt.htmlm|ےu@z"#[/a[d cDfK3qd k@}yO_rZ{' =b(B!3e/9_拲y:"o~|+ů~.ok(1Samw9%K[ syl_pӯOМ҄?nMF5 `״i8lÛ/~Ms+)gʽbR<,؆HZ[w?# tY[C`m(̣7,-֥v@K.ͿysK]C_)<7p>7SR^ ̉̔9OQ"LxarGaZd}s>X9aeu] < :,xaJǪCf 0ǥa=kSxé=Yx+x%O\0Pz| C!ͦ[I:` 2Dr> Cs2󜳜pyI456 %|ݺ,O]h#cjFa^0sWXd~Մt=i8y>3 _pR>H R=<@0 TB/mZnMT?1QԾeix1mBERo>|pp+]yx_piD!sĞor>l`>{Ԅv{v쿅4AZ#M/yx<}XSZJL5 xxg! _KboS6Ԁ*@J EX{űn qJ7(CVTS >~[wVͷS4(M.{ @gݹޠe~d|t?&xٶ9ksi]'Csy޿kCSn9 6@pTE(p5b¿J)yQQ&E[wBYW`_"?q\ hRpL~]:n{QwMLѨv>ˏ~=)$]>IlBx!{2=G\1 QϽxRf i *r^=U\pwRTٜocqHl0N YbuvM gT; raK!Fo~sفL}HKHWو8Ki6phiN'M| U`06Xf*7M". X*7Z6#7d2ǟ;;~2NpgB>5)n)6c43v )LgF4΋M~DAxUÖ26A.1˅c[.L:Aĸl:SFԾ P%V fQ!H9W iG2F'gNVa$8G!p_n3Y}NߐF. eL=#@:!q]12^o t:b蘎E'J2MC܎ $ߩz3PVaZ@PE] A{lO#lA3oϲ,F1n"nWha~.yL]͎uAzIZ[lD&  J%̟n5S9(yyoK>#}?`=arf`2ܵo3C/o)=|B#DWoUaa%.[0LATe4|'f8࿛xȰ/<@ ӰcUy ܖvK*z).ŮNЁ1c{Ȇ.fq=?ɗꢄUW Ph E!~18,$Z{Qre|9\eN/ʳI_5A @8ȘrW=4_ã$4-mp oa3xxPm(偿@xc4oRLnj4+w4NPgm EFbBqqW#2k(=s+Βg i `e1SF,Qdg{kb$#>vז`Gg`KB@{13uUVfϥ`pK-d>p6h ,ܹb3x8d[/`v|œx*MԖmrɫQ7zƟ Ǩ)! FSN+Pb/&9} ~2տfE{":oIލiXScҘq00ɱHY~FA";$9xZ(h'c73|;l9(!\AWRKkkh`Y7 GX'L6J%qNvemfV5_b,^f09u]r尷FnʜGMG;,uB):yTg]u";x,+ivf tۅ*VЅAD<gkԅ9Ie|J{oݓ¢zB Npg@;z߂m7'SjaH_vO8ˆ. l!JƲ{)7#!0]G8RYߴn &"ճsn9aپ`Vw%Hh%{`Ŋ".6D+;WaRik"2 q nNU0{0b:;ާ-]H@1^$$yOUz%xj4x8,=3ew]+! Wˊy1T੿uM& TX ?anQTkeY(g^ Q}`5qe%NI5_fU}yX=k!mGH_`@p4^eҜNۛTܘ5L?̾կ]'oNm3XO^iS] /??eF` Y(E,^nvǭU8":D9$ȉ4P`~xw5 RUCg#gLv/V+ Zׇ>׊dFz`0 ΢Z7T:s)mIX3q|(TQƉ̓EL୻XN[uAJ;-;E|붶ԑ< N#92zr:>[`=EH'Z"+-Lݝ㸖˚rȓ?#y#=kC2@NAeYl8#[EiWm U :"UtQ._?K1aݑavE+zXͫ"2 7*̵)LX~ctcR|ٕPK%>W0YS&f˨ӤSd⋬}4q@ `"éLRւaځB0C /E.z⫐Cx)'MnL^KooORrI[6W2ܖl[5,O׹c;ߜ|a'Alx> &U`bBJlWeȟn_}!@TA>ozOO0mR|mꉇB>|(-hL ȭ"(H Kxoa'ް'V9rYj;dKCqe58fq--[adbUSn8Ŋ2K&eKZa D* ͸W278(7Wz񴬞HD9&MV:lV2x;Hr0noM:!۾$f*S`|"EΉi D]X%}8:g!\I2d*̺Tv:vUL:U*oզן|ڼCJA,l sFkqmI"]w٪"  JRz:ŕF'qb ա<U5bI ^:k g^ p:u&!Zg0gH|Z:rױАޛŽk$΃"[NXK`MM/ōqGfo^ XË3eWed'ٗocLOl+5 kO٠4ť2iLߒnWM)nf`Kj1F8g#:n՞P=GϤZvܶ'H9M,UU?Oj{z>ڨq.Yj|=y(D28S)NYV9kL'gVcU -%2t!eq pmcxI,"Vwh*tyM X-x|d/h [ybj>5+ӟr%6~78tE O)H1QbalMZf"Lx[6B KX@*kcj4lܤCFviv2 -jv^㏖wK`U%WQK*Qz(RC :)@MmB r>.MR,&M8BO?P2 c E_*NKSORrW:0T1k`[+OUXm5!,FȀ1ᤐݲ:&%Jh\VL]Epڅ*pitGIMiz$- 7eluZ˽Rߊsb)څ5$+5-6Nq*e#Uu S44dy\2E1~}֔+̛U@c 0 m@0|T9ԨeȄ}>m{5BJ&8d ݰVA"ƑZNSC$|T)5GX g5l;%9qR iU;n&/6Q' `‘s '9G0jhL9bǽW5/;4a9ں{:ъ`3 $Uv,ْ7b#jJ}`K?.ryAo8iH]cZִԣ*p}f W/[N0JOU7uGY0_VH4x}Q#2Ӌ \LЃx⦭0e8$R{xUTCAJ/wPP{_͜lP| +s:.)chJ> ޽&7Wfj~xl1G/[7E\}OޡPs)kgB ;FEİJ[&c UJ֝lLuhsxX? h8 whcg0MI?Ӝ(?S:&>.7A DŽ} .Yan]q׵;o/祘cXP݇* Qlm냼wb7qO|TQ֖g ڽ7؎Τu6>7>.q6ĕދ=fylfʿɪ_rdˊ#x_f!?YG@,6h~7|N8^]\ >fDzN##t̿8ی(e<g&iitASsqRKOBF6<j<_x+T "q^ܽmŖ+.ΧoAʬ#'ii쬰MCd~-4pEC2o1׺ܰ0Ү^X貝[ͽKt4{ [Ud.lyLu⭬r9vϳmYlneP_#(һ>xb~9_yy3^Z`3σCxjAnXG d`BsTǗfNZiدAItQ*MKL0Ypâ*l|nм+Z)dݗU Ou׭J&)azCOT+c٢ M_(ukRu~dޙo%Ha0؜. P#SR'j,·n$dzNe96JoD]TQ7lHSOC0U5åj<5ޞoمY\2^eeÉ\OGPwٽAiW-'$Vf̥DMNg/V*lIg [+>2uxT9Vc ؔ֬ Z>|]SCqI #X{Dgsl^̉kzgm3!$\.sHŽISb!x0ApXX0zUꃏ>gg,cpK" =Z Jh~A X`={Wf~N4 ^b٬ O4|(jzT뢻BiSv-^γy=2[.!/X^r:ky]pouf xg͜E0O%w++DLwaR|s?

'eUM,ڜ1 gk[/<Z3.Aw>Jh%vͦ/6sm{t/흺o}oUR}N9&g꫾5?U3!3s,+]t6Fm9WN,ˀu gB~3wr0"%IVl`i댊,.GI*F/GK^G7Mh~@|:p\]@V76U[[%f(j#XmåUϵA$5NWQW+N.^ՒM˫/خ^"ql>D}RJ#AW VMU){QjCaL>S|Dh^+~WICZn?$,FI]erIį*m)n@'~sUmf9M^#[x<b6D`ߐ_!46Tx)L6:kbIM@OqE~ jS }ɟz}f]>4:/:-F^13Sg P[kgAVnݡr̾h>g]w~“E{RSurj9=ZEJ

Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1