The Pakistani Bride, 2008, 249 pages, Bapsi Sidhwa, 1571310630, 9781571310637, Milkweed Editions, 2008.

As a youth, Qasim leaves his tribal village in the remote Himalayas for the plains. Caught up in the strifesurrounding the creation of Pakistan, he takes an orphaned girl for his daughter and brings her to the bustling,decadent city of Lahore. Amid the pungent bazaars and crowded streets, Qasim makes his fortune and a homefor the two of them. As the years pass, Qasim grows nostalgic about his life in the mountains while hishopelessly romantic teenage daughter, Zaitoon, imagines Qasim's homeland as a region of tall, kindly menwho roam the Himalayas like gods. Impulsively, Qasim promises his daughter in marriage to a tribesman, butZaitoon's fantasy soon becomes a grim reality of unquestioning obedience and unending labor. BapsiSidhwa’s acclaimed first novel is a robust, richly plotted story of colliding worlds straddled by aspirited girl for whom escape may not be an option.

Published: 17th January 2009

The Pakistani Bride

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