Words in the Dust
There’s certainly something special about debut author Trent Reedy’s Words in the Dust. Zulaikha has never dared to hope: born with a cleft palate, she is teased and shunned by the people in her small Afghan town. Her prospects for a good husband are dim even though she is a very hard worker, taking care of her family’s compound and watching after her two younger half-brothers. Her life is very hard, but despite the challenges, now that the Taliban is gone, Zulaikha feels the stirrings of hope that things may get better for her and her family –“Inshallah,” God willing. Then she meets Meena, an old friend of herRead More →