Sara Abubakar Summary //top\\: Breaking Ties By

Amina is the liberated counterpart to Zainab. Divorced and thriving, she serves as a living example that breaking ties is possible. She provides the practical and emotional support that Zainab’s biological family cannot.

: Nadira’s mother; she also suffered under Khan, having married him at age eleven, and serves as a silent witness to the cycle of oppression. Major Themes Patriarchal Oppression

The story follows , a young girl from an impoverished background, who is married off at the age of fourteen. Initially, her marriage to Rashid is relatively happy, but the relationship is soon fractured by the demands of her father, Mahammad Khan .