Rehana Haque, a young widow, blissfully prepares for the party she will host for her son and daughter. But this is 1971 in East Pakistan, and change is in the air.Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution; of hope, faith, and un[...]
A New Yorker Best Book of the YearIn the dying days of a brutal civil war in Bangladesh, Sohail Haque stumbles upon an abandoned building. Inside he finds a young woman whose story will haunt him for a lifetime to come.Almost a decade later, Sohail's sister, Maya, returns home after a long absence t[...]
Maya Haque - outspoken, passionate, headstrong - has been estranged from her brother Sohail for almost a decade. When she returns home to Dhaka hoping for a reconciliation, she discovers he has transformed beyond recognition. Can the two, both scarred by war, come together again? And what of Sohail'[...]
Spring, 1971, East Pakistan. Rehana Haque is throwing a party for her beloved children, Sohail and Maya. Her young family is growing up fast, and Rehana wants to remember this day forever. But out on the hot city streets, something violent is brewing. As the civil war develops, a war which will even[...]
"Joka päivä hän pyysi samaa asiaa. Suojele lapsiani. Anna minulle anteeksi. Pelasta tuo mies."Nuori leski Rehana Haque valmistelee onnellisena Dhakassa kotiinpaluujuhlaa pojalleen ja tyttärelleen. Pian mikään ei ole kuitenkaan enää ennallaan, sillä eletään vuotta 1971, ja Itä-Pakistaniss[...]