Bint Allah knows herself only as the Daughter of God. Born in a stifling male-dominated state, ruled by the Imam and his coterie of ministers, she dreams of one day reaching the top of a distant hill visible through the bars of the orphanage window.
But Bint Allah’s ambitions do not escape the attention of the Imam, who never feels secure no matter how well he protects himself. When the Imam falsely accuses Bint Allah of adultery and sentences her to death by stoning, he is not prepared for what happens next.
A postmodern fantasia, this powerful and poetic novel is a call to arms against those who use religion as a weapon against women.
A propos de l’auteur
Jenni Murray is an English journalist and broadcaster. She has presented BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour since 1987 and writes for magazines and newspapers including The Guardian, Daily Express and the Daily Mail. She is the author of seven books including A History of Britain in 21 Women and Woman’s Hour: Words from Wise, Witty and Wonderful Women. Murray was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to broadcasting in 1999 and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in the 2011 Birthday Honours. She is a patron of both Breast Cancer Campaign and the Family Planning Association, vice-president of Parkinson’s UK and a supporter of Humanists UK.
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