The Sand Fish : (Record no. 7215)
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| fixed length control field | 01650nam a22002177a 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20251105152304.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780061744679 (pbk) |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PR9570 .U546 |
| Item number | G231 2009 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Gargash, Maha |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Sand Fish : |
| Remainder of title | a novel from Dubai / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Maha Gargash. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | First Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | HarperCollins Publishers, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 361 Pages: |
| Other physical details | ill; |
| Dimensions | 20 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Coming of age in the 1950s, seventeen-year-old Noora is unlike other women of the sun-battered mountains at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Though she shares their poverty and, like them, bears life's hardships without complaint, she is also fiery and independent. Following the death of her mother and her father's descent into dazed madness, Noora flees the threat of an arranged marriage, only to be driven back to her unwanted fate by disappointment and heartbreak. As the third wife to a rich, much older man, Noora struggles to adjust to her new home by the sea, thinking of herself as a sand fish--the desert lizard she observed in the mountains, which, when stuck in the wrong place and desperate to escape, smashed itself again and again into unyielding rocks. But then a light is shone into her miserable darkness, resulting in an unexpected passion, a shocking indiscretion, and a secret that could jeopardize Noora's life. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Women |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| General subdivision | Social conditions |
| Geographic subdivision | United Arab Emirates |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Young women |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| General subdivision | Social life and customs |
| 651 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United Arab Emirates |
| Form subdivision | Fiction. |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Genre/form data or focus term | Fiction. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| Item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type | Public note |
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| Library of Congress Classification | General Collection | Rabdan Academy | Rabdan Academy | General Stacks | 11/05/2025 | Panworld | 31.90 | PR9570 .U546 G231 2009 | 23636 | 11/05/2025 | C. 1 | 11/05/2025 | Books | AED 31.90 |