When the Moon Is Low A Novel
When the Moon Is Low by Nadia Hashimi is a poignant novel published by HarperCollins on July 21, 2015. This first edition spans 400 pages and is written in English. The story follows Fereiba, a schoolteacher whose life is shattered when her husband Mahmoud is murdered amid the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Forced to flee with her three children, Fereiba embarks on a perilous journey across Europe, driven by the hope of reuniting with her sister’s family in England.
Readers will find a narrative that explores themes of family life and cultural heritage as Fereiba navigates the challenges of displacement and survival. The novel delves into the struggles faced by Fereiba and her children as they encounter both kindness and danger on their journey. As they traverse through various countries, the story highlights the complexities of their experiences, particularly the separation from her teenage son, Saleem, who becomes lost in the underground network of undocumented Afghans. This tale of resilience and determination captures the harsh realities of migration while emphasizing the enduring bonds of family.
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Mahmoud’s passion for his wife Fereiba, a schoolteacher, is greater than any love she’s ever known. But their happy, middle-class world—a life of education, work, and comfort—implodes when their country is engulfed in war, and the Taliban rises to power.
Mahmoud, a civil engineer, becomes a target of the new fundamentalist regime and is murdered. Forced to flee Kabul with her three children, Fereiba has one hope to survive: she must find a way to cross Europe and reach her sister’s family in England. With forged papers and help from kind strangers they meet along the way, Fereiba make a dangerous crossing into Iran under cover of darkness. Exhausted and brokenhearted but undefeated, Fereiba manages to smuggle them as far as Greece. But in a busy market square, their fate takes a frightening turn when her teenage son, Saleem, becomes separated from the rest of the family.
Faced with an impossible choice, Fereiba pushes on with her daughter and baby, while Saleem falls into the shadowy underground network of undocumented Afghans who haunt the streets of Europe’s capitals. Across the continent Fereiba and Saleem struggle to reunite, and ultimately find a place where they can begin to reconstruct their lives.
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