IN THE FACE OF JINN
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The only chest of drawers in the room was covered with Liz's cosmetics, and as Liz reached down beneath her cot into an oversized piece of French tapestry luggage, Christine thought of her dad and how he would enjoy seeing Liz teeter on a cot in the middle of Kashmir, trying to extract an overstuffed, black satin toiletry bag. Christine had brought a backpack and a cheap duffel that had been a promotional giveaway. Except for her interchange with the rug merchant that day, Dabboo usually dealt with sales. Christine and Liz took care of everything else.
She and her sister were so different, but they often shared thoughts. Delhi and Varanasi, I think. That was nice of him. Big highlight for Dad, I bet. It was a big highlight, Christine realized. When her dad had returned home, he talked for weeks of temples and beggars and sacred cows, but he mentioned little of Cloid. His friend was here on business, federal business, and Cloid couldn't share much. Her dad and Cloid had come to India, but Cloid, his best friend, and twenty years his senior, was a special agent for the FBI, and her dad was a chemical engineer who had a family to support.
Christine had known Cloid since she was a toddler, but Cloid Dale's life had always been shrouded in mystery, and Christine knew her father had envied him. Their dad had been killed in a car accident, and although he had been dead for years, Christine still hurt.
She tried not to be bothered that all her sister thought about these days was the company.
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It's textiles, and furniture, and jewelry and" Liz leaned across her cot to Christine and whispered "and dark men with knotted calves. Oh, that would've put him over. She liked broad backs herself. She was only twenty nine, Liz, five years older. Neither was married, but already they had covered most of Europe, and now they were working their way through Asia. She had the feeling Liz could keep traveling, never go home, whereas Christine counted the days of each buying trip. Still, she enjoyed her sister's company, hedonist that she was, and knew her dad would've approved of the business they had started and succeeded with, if only for the adventure.
Liz finished her face, creamed her hands, then stuck out her leg to use up the excess, when suddenly she froze. There was something beneath Christine's cot.
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Cautiously, she bent over the edge of her cot. All she could see was her dirty nylon backpack. She had left it open and something was sticking up out of it.
Not a snake, but worse, the unmistakable handgrip of a gun, a. Cloid has turned you into such a reactionary. Please tell me you didn't bring this over on the plane. Ullas gave it to me, and for good reason. If that woman had charged ". It's just that Ullas thinks a gun might not be such a bad idea when we're dealing with Muslims. Christine groaned loudly and fell back against the thin pad of the cot as Liz buried the gun deep between the many layers of clothing in her suitcase. Anyway that was months ago, south of here way south. Having locked the suitcase, Liz slipped the key inside her toothpaste holder.
By now, Christine was muttering to herself. He'd have you carrying a gun to the toilet if he had his way.
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You loved taking that old hag on. You probably even loved the way that disgusting woman spat. Copyright by Cheryl Howard Crew. Excerpt from Chapter One: How much did you promise her? Before someone gets hurt. If that woman had charged " "What would you have done? I hate it when you mutter. Hispanic lawmakers head to border for answers in death of 7-year-old Jakelin Maquin. Trump Organization plots return to Dominican Republic, sparking ethics concerns. Town rallies around mom who alerted police to 'imminent danger' of school shooting.
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Disguised in the traditional female garb of some Islamic cultures, Christine continues her search in Afghanistan and Pakistan. She navigates the mysterious tribes of the Pashtuns, has a dangerous encounter with the Taliban, and learns to fear the "Jinn", the devils that dominate the superstitions of the people she must understand in order to survive. Memorable situations and characters and very revealing moments about a region and culture we still know very little about on a personal level.
Overview Music Video Charts. Opening the iTunes Store. Heck, even the Jinn of the title are mere periphery, thrown in, I suspect, to justify the title. But, hey, I'm not enough of an expert in the genre to say. And based on this, I don't want to be. Oddly slow and rushed at the same time. The brutality is harsh; but probably accurate. Biggest failing of the book, in my mind, is that a rape victim doesn't fall into bed with anyone just a few weeks after two extremely traumatizing rapes Aug 01, Ella White rated it it was amazing. Read this book years ago after buying it at the library and it was so good that i didn't want to put it down.
Once i finished reading it i donated it to a homeless shelters library and I've regretted it, because i would love to read it again. This is a story about danger and the very special bond between sisters. It is an interesting premise for the book and I really liked the out of the ordinary setting of Asia. The setting of the book was really interesting and definitely helped to keep me engaged in the book. You all know how much I love armchair traveling, right? I really liked how Crew captured the surroundings in Pakistan, "In the Face of Jinn" is the story of two sisters who go to India in order to buy silk for their business.
I really liked how Crew captured the surroundings in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.
There were many scenes where I could definitely imagine myself there. The premise was interesting to me but I did have some issues with suspending my disbelief. When one of the sisters, Elizabeth, disappears, her sister goes on a journey to try and find her. Her journey takes her through many places in India and Pakistan. This is the place where I had some issues. Pakistan and Afghanistan, in particular, are both pretty dangerous places and I didn't really understand why Christine did what she did.
Why didn't she try to get the authorities involved? I realize the local authorities are a little lacking in that part of the world. Why wouldn't she call the embassy or something? It just seemed like sort of a dumb move to me. I can understand really want to find your sister.
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I wanted to understand why Christine thought she could do things better by herself. That would have felt more real to me. I listened to the audiobook of this book. Cheryl Howard Crew is director Ron Howard's wife and the audiobook is narrated by Bryce Dallas Howard, their daughter and a famous actress in her own right. I really liked her narration.
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She has a great voice for the book and I would love to hear her read more audiobooks in the future. Jan 06, Nadia Taylor rated it liked it. Good read, but story was a tad difficult to follow at times during the climactic chapters. Once I was able to follow what the author was wanting me to, then I enjoyed it. Book brings to life another side of the world, plays up a heroine who will stop at nothing to find her sister. Filled with tragedy and much loss to the main character, it's an empowering story for many and provides a good understanding at the power of love.
Mar 16, Nathalie rated it really liked it.
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It was an interesting book although it had some difficult things to read. As in The Kite Runner, it made me appreciate the liberties we have as women in the U. I finished it last night and it is still haunting me, so whether I liked it or not it tells me that it has caused me to pause and think, so I have to give it 4 stars. Aug 17, Wendy Hollister rated it really liked it. Written by director Ron Howard's wife Cheryl.
The story was excellently told, however, the tragedy of life in Afganistan and India especially for women was quite disturbing. There is far too much rape and beating going on.