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"Paradise lies beneath the feet of your mother"
"Our lives will always be in the hands of our mothers. Whether we like it or not"
"Your mother decides now. And when you get married. Your mother in-law will take her place"

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In chapter 9, Amjed confirms that Nazia is Islamic by mentioning Ramadan.

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Maleeha gives Nazia the gift of pink chiffon as a symbol of their friendship

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Karachi

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The story takes place in southern Karachi. Nazia's family lives in Gizri colony.

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After months of being a masi, Nazia feels her dream of finishing school slip away. They soon find out that Nazia's dowry is stolen, and the arranged marriage is cancelled. They also lose there home because her dad lost the rent money and left. Nazia and her mom did not have a place to stay so they lived with the lady that they cleaned for.
Nazia had many choices to make for the future but she ends up making her own path by following her fate.

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This novel is about a girl named Nazia. She is 14 years old and lives in Karachi.  She is planned to have an arranged marriage soon. One day she comes home from school and finds that her dad was injured at his construction job, and will not be able to work. This becomes a huge problem for Nazia's family because they no longer get money. Soon they go into debt and Ammi, Nazia's mom has to start working as a masi, which is like a maid. Ammi soon pulls Nazia out of school so she can watch over her siblings. Nazia felt bad that she could not help her mom so she soon becomes a masi too.

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The title of the Novel comes from a quote by Prophet Muhammad
'The gates of heaven lie beneath a mothers feet'
Which means you must be obedient and nice to your mother in order to enter heaven.
In the story Nazia struggles with this because her mom thinks that Nazia will be a dutiful daughter and do everything she wants. But Nazia soon relizes if she wants to be happy she must go against her mom.

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Nazia~The main character
Ammi~Nazia's Mom
Sherzad~A Young boy Nazia helped
Maleeha&Saira~Nazias friends who attend school with her
Abbu~Nazia's Dad
Bilal~Nazia's Brother that took his own path
Mateen~Nazia's Brother, 4 years old
Ms.Haroon~Nazia's Teacher who offered her a place to stay

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By: Amjed Qamar