Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi
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Sparks Like Stars, Nadia Hashimi
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eng
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Sparks Like Stars
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Nadia Hashimi
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Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zalmani lives a privileged life in Afghanistan℗???℗?s thriving cosmopolitan capital. The 1970s are a time of remarkable promise under the leadership of people like Sardar Daoud, Afghanistan℗???℗?s progressive president, and Sitara℗???℗?s beloved father, his right-hand man. But the ten-year-old Sitara℗???℗?s world is shattered when communists stage a coup, assassinating the president and Sitara℗???℗?s entire family. Only she survives. Smuggled out of the palace by a guard named Shair, Sitara finds her way to the home of a female American diplomat, who adopts her and raises her in America. In her new country, Sitara takes on a new name, Aryana Shepherd, and throws herself into her studies, eventually becoming a renowned surgeon. A survivor, Aryana has refused to look back, choosing instead to bury the trauma and devastating loss she endured
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