White Nights and Other Stories Kamila Shamsie Doon looks at the stories

Doon looks at the stories we are telling and asks: what do these roles we give women tell us about their value in the society we live in

but they can tell no one where they’ve been

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White Nights and Other Stories Kamila Shamsie Doon looks at the storiesLonely and adrift, a young manan inveterate dreamerwanders the streets of St Petersburg during one of its endless summer nights. As he meanders through the hushed city, he encounters a young woman in distress, fending off the advances of an unwelcome stranger. He intervenes, and the two strike up a tentative connection, agreeing to meet again the following night. As their nightly conversations unfold, each revealing fragments of their inner lives, the