Book Review: The Holy Woman by Qaisra Shahraz
The Story : It’s about a modern young woman, Zarri Bano, who lives in Pakistan. She was brought up in a rich traditional family in Pakistan. But, she is very independent, smart, intellectual person who has graduated her master degree in Psychology. Zarri Bano, is well-known of her beauty, but also has refused many man who wanted to marry her. But then, she falls in love with "charismatic" Iskander, a young man from Karachi. The destiny written to Zarri Bano, when her only-brother Jafar got died in a accident, that she should be "a holy woman" to her family. It’s an old familiy tradition when the only son of the familiy died, so to inherit all the land & family’s wealth, one daughter should be a holy woman, means that she could not be married to any man. She has to wear a burqa, a long moslem jilbab all day and dedicate her life only to her religion. Zarri Bano’s life is turning upside-down, and in addition, Iskander is marrying her younger sister, Ruby.
The Review : This book told me that, in this modern life, there is still tradition that a woman should carry and obey to, even if she has already spent many years in school. There are several "interesting" Pakistani tradition were told in this book, especially regarding to marriage and family matters.
All the characters here are described well, but somehow the story-telling was not good enough, a bit boring in some pages but a bit faster in other pages. But it’s a good book to add knowledge and a prove that a woman, can be stronger than her own thought.
The Rate : 
