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Bina Shah

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in Karachi, Pakistan

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Contemporary, Science Fiction, Fiction

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February 2009

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Average rating: 3.43 · 2,362 ratings · 351 reviews · 16 distinct works • Similar authors

	Before She Sleeps 3.38 avg rating — 1,831 ratings — published 2018 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Slum Child 3.70 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Season for Martyrs 3.57 avg rating — 161 ratings — published 2014 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Monsoon War 3.61 avg rating — 66 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where They Dream in Blue 3.31 avg rating — 42 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 786 Cybercafe 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Blessings and Other Short Stories 3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Animal Medicine 2.75 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Il mondo al piano di sopra by Bina Shah (Goodreads Author), Giulia Tomei (Translator) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bilim Kurgu (3 Kitap Takım) 1 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Bina Shah and 1 other person liked S's review of Before She Sleeps: "This was incredible! I am not much of a sci-fi reader but a Handsmaid Tale rendition in Asia caught my eye. Could not put this one down."
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A tour de force by author Lauren Smalls, who weaves four tales into a rich, multi-layered tapestry. At the heart of the novel is a psychiatrist, Dr. Gus Thaler, and his mute patient, Anna Glanz. Thaler must delve deep into the secrets and mysteries o ...more
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“Our mothers, aunts, grandmothers live only in representations of their lives as we, their daughters, try to re-create them.”
― Bina Shah, Before She Sleeps

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