The End of Manners

Maria Galante and Imo Glass are on assignment in Afghanistan: outgoing Imo to interview girls who have attempted suicide to avoid forced marriage to older men; and shy, perfectionist Maria to photograph them. But in a culture in which women shroud their faces and suicide is a grave taboo, to photograph these women puts everyone in danger. Before the assignment is over, Maria is forced to decide if it's more important to succeed at her work --and please Imo--or to follow her own moral compass. The End of Manners is a story of friendship and loyalty, of the transformative power of journeying outside oneself into the wider world.

Author: Francesca Marciano
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Published: 05/05/2009
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780307386748

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/07/2009 pg. 20

About the Author
Francesca Marciano is the author of two previous novels and several screenplays, including Don't Tell, which was nominated in 2005 for an Academy Award in the category of Best Foreign-Language Film. She lives in Rome.