Nadia Hashimi is a pediatrician turned international bestselling novelist and daughter of Afghan immigrants. She is the author of five books for adults: THE PEARL THAT BROKE ITS SHELL, A HOUSE WITHOUT WINDOWS, WHEN THE MOON IS LOW, SPARKS LIKE STARS and CITY OF WIDOWS, as well as the middle grade novels ONE HALF FROM THE EAST and THE SKY AT OUR FEET. She lives with her family in the Washington, DC, suburbs. 

Books by Nadia Hashimi

The Pearl that Broke Its Shell

by Nadia Hashimi - Fiction

Afghan-American Nadia Hashimi's literary debut novel is a searing tale of powerlessness, fate and the freedom to control one's own fate that combines the cultural flavor and emotional resonance of the works of Khaled Hosseini, Jhumpa Lahiri and Lisa See.