Call Her Freedom

This novel beautifully and brutally tells the story of a woman and her family in what is almost surely Kashmir (although the country has a different name) from 1960 through current times. As the novel begins, Aisha is a child and the daughter of Noorjahan, a healer and midwife, who is an outcast bec......more

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this e-book. I enjoy reading books about other cultures and histories, especially those I don't know much or even anything about. I've never read a book that takes place in Kashmir before, and I don't know anything about the conflict in Kashmir, unfortuna......more

2.5 stars. First off, a moment for this stunning cover!!🤩👏🏼. Unfortunately, the cover was probably my favorite thing about this book. I’m so sad to be writing out these thoughts because this book was on my most anticipated list and I love getting to champion a debut, especially a historical fiction......more

I was baffled when I started reading this- not only had I never heard of Charagan or Nadistan but I couldn’t find them online either. Had these places been obliterated? No- when I finally googled right, I discovered the locations were fictional and the story actually takes place in Kashmir. Did the......more

This book was pretty heavy. It is often described as a family saga, but I would characterize it more as a book about a family struggling for survival in a militarized state. It is mostly set in a fictionalized village called Poshkarbal in the foothills of the Himalayas. This author has done other wo......more