House Without Windows

Zeba, an Afghan woman, is in prison accused of killing her husband. An American lawyer takes on her case and tries to win her freedom. Around Zeba in the women's prison gather many others from very different walks of life, each with her own story.

Nadia Hashimi, who also wrote The Pearl That Broke Its Shell and When the Moon Is Low, builds the novel around the case and around the women who share the prison with Zeba.