Girl Untranslated An Arrow That Does Not Miss Its Target |
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| Author:
| Akhtar, Niyla |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5207-3079-0 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2017 |
| Publisher: | Independently Published
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $7.37 |
Book Description:
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Maryam is just an ordinary girl from East London. She is not from a well off family and hasn't had the most exciting experiences in life. She has a passion for learning different languages and one day she wants to travel the world.She is stuck between pursuing her love for learning languages and her familial and cultural expectations. Her family do not see the importance of learning foreign languages and she is expected to become a successful lawyer or doctor.The pressure is on her to...
More DescriptionMaryam is just an ordinary girl from East London. She is not from a well off family and hasn't had the most exciting experiences in life. She has a passion for learning different languages and one day she wants to travel the world.She is stuck between pursuing her love for learning languages and her familial and cultural expectations. Her family do not see the importance of learning foreign languages and she is expected to become a successful lawyer or doctor.The pressure is on her to earn well so she can provide for her family. But can she earn just as much, or even more, by studying languages? Will she be able to follow her dreams and at the same time do well by her family? Maryam faces many challenges, and her cultural expectations are not her only worry. She is a young Muslim, Pakistani girl who steps out of the norm and into other foreign cultures. But is she always accepted and welcomed with open arms? Within her own and other cultures, she remains a girl misunderstood and unappreciated. Just a girl untranslated.Follow Maryam's journey through her school days, college and university life. Read about her heartbreaking moments, her love for her sister, her choice in men, career options, and see if she makes the right decisions.