- Title:
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Untethered (MP3)
- Written by:
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Ayesha Inoon
- Read by:
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Khema de Silva
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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9 hours 14 minutes
- MP3 size:
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401 MB
- Published:
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June 07 2023
- Available Date:
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June 07 2023
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781460747414
- Genres:
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Fiction; Australian Fiction; Contemporary Fiction
- Publisher:
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Bolinda/HarperCollins audio
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Format
Price
Bolinda price
Award winning author
Australian author
Debut novel
A finely observed debut of a young Muslim woman's experience of immigration to Australia from Sri Lankan-Australian author Ayesha Inoon.
Zia secretly longs to go to university, but as a young woman in a traditional Muslim family, she does what is expected of her and agrees to an arranged marriage to Rashid, a man she barely knows. Cocooned by the wealth and customs of her family, Rashid's dark moods create only the smallest of ripples in their early life together.
When growing political unrest spurs them to leave Sri Lanka and immigrate to Australia, Zia is torn between fear of leaving her beloved family and the possibility of new freedoms. While on paper their new country welcomes them with open arms, their visas come with many restrictions, and for the first time, Zia faces isolation, poverty and an increasingly unstable marriage that forms a cage stronger than any she's known before.
Determined to carve a place for herself in this new country, Zia sets out on uncertain terrain and discovers friendship, devastating loss and hope for a different future. One that asks her to consider not just who she is, but who she might become.
'A nuanced and moving exploration of what it means to leave the only home you've ever known for the promise of a better life ...'
Tracey Lien, author of All That's Left Unsaid