THE STORY OF MAHA

Book ID/图书代码： 02173008B20955

English Summary/英文概要： The child of a forbidden marriage, Maha grows up happily with her parents in Cape Town. But her world changes forever when her parents are killed at a political rally, and at the age of eight, Maha is reclaimed by her loving but staid Indian grandparents and taken to live in Durban.
Growing up in the claustrophobia of the suburbs – what she dubs ‘Slumurbia’ – Maha reveals a love for the outrageous as she clashes with the conventions of her community. Charged with keeping her in line – but barely managing – is her older cousin Zeenat, whose lessons about life have been learnt the hard way. With Zeenat’s help and a large dose of humour, Maha weaves dexterously around the strict boundaries of Muslim life, as she immerses herself in friendship, first love, a bit of rebellion and a tantalising romance (all between prayers, of course). But as Maha enters her twentieth year, she is faced with the ultimate challenge: to find a husband who will forgo perfectly round rotis and let her attend university . . . and he’s got to be cute.
With refreshing zest, Maha treats us to the joys and sorrows of her passionate (though sometimes quite vulnerable) young heart, and a life in which she’s not quite in charge.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： Maha從小和父母住在南非開普敦，但是因為種族、政治等因素，在Maha 8歲時，雙親遭到殺害。她也因此患有幽閉恐懼症，之後被帶到南非德班，由她的祖父母撫養她成長，教育開導Maha勇敢面對自己。
個性堅強的Maha，展現她的人生觀，以熱情面對往後的人生。

Awards/获奖情况：Short-listed for the 2008 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize in the category
“Best First Book: Africa”
“…a lively narrative with bright dialogue that suggests Lee will be equally at home writing for the stage. She is a promising new writer, with an eye on Islamophobia and misogyny and a novel approach to defying these.” – Maureen Isaacson, Sunday Independent

About the Author/作者介绍： Born in 1970 in Durban, Sumayya Lee attended Durban Indian Girls Secondary, where an inspirational English teacher instilled in her a love of language. Her first job was as an Islamic Studies teacher to children and adults. She married A Suitable Boy at twenty and then trained as a Montessori directress.
Two children later, she divorced and spent the next few years employed at a preschool. Her passion for English led to a Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. She is now remarried and lives, writes and counts the sunny days in London with her husband, two children and their cat.
Sumayya Lee 1970年出生於南非德班，在求學階段受到老師啟發她對英文的興趣，之後更接受培養成為蒙特梭利的老師。雖然後來她離婚過一次，獨自撫養兩個小孩，但是之後在英國，她對英文的熱愛，也使她獲得劍橋英文老師的資格認證。現在Sumayya已再婚和先生、小孩定居倫敦。

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