The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize (2011) If you understand brain basics

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The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize (2011) If you understand brain basicsThe four Amir sisters Fatima, Farah, Bubblee, and Mae are the only young Muslims in the quaint English village of Wyvernage. On the outside, despite not quite fitting in with their neighbours, the Amirs are happy. But on the inside, each sister is secretly struggling. Fatima is trying to find out who she really is and after fifteen attempts, finally pass her driving test. Farah is happy being a wife but longs to be a mother. Bubblee is determined to