Penguin Random House Children's UK The Green Bicycle
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Price: £7.99
Brand: Penguin Random House Children's UK
Description: Dreamer. Rebel. Hero. Wadjda has one simple wish - to race her friend Abdullah on her very own bicycle. But in Saudi Arabia, it is considered improper for girls to ride bikes and her parents forbid her from having one. Sick of playing by the rules, Wadjda schemes different ways to make money and buy the bike herself. But freedom comes at a high price. Set against the shifting social attitudes of the Middle East, The Green Bicycle explores gender roles, conformity, and the importance of family, all with wit and irresistible heart.
Category: Books
Merchant: Waterstones
Product ID: 9780141356686
Delivery cost: 2.99
ISBN: 9780141356686
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Author: Abul Hasim
Rating: 5
Review: This book is surprisingly similar with the Majid Majidi movie "Children Of Heaven". The movie starts and ends with searching for a pair of shoes. And in this book, it's a bicycle - green bicycle. But, I think this book is more than that. Here, the bicycle signifies a dream, freedom and women empowerment. Certainly, this book would be referred by the future readers to perceive the Saudi culture and society not so long before. Lots have changed considering women can drive now and more empowered than earlier. It's immensely satisfying to see through the eyes of Wadjda, an 11 years kid who dreams to ride a bicycle to race with other kids.How she fulfilled her dream. It's her story, it's all other women's story - to achieve what they wished for finally crossing the social boundary. Quite vivid and easy to imagine with the protagonist and ride with her bicycle on the Riyadh road. There is a movie with the same name based on this book.
Author: Amazon Customer
Rating: 1
Review: The book came with no cover. It looked like it had been ripped off
