"When the Pomegranates Fell

In the shadow of war-torn Afghanistan, Nazia is forced into marriage at thirteen, her childhood traded for survival. Silenced, bruised, and buried in a stranger’s home, she clings to fading memories of freedom — a father’s smile, the sweetness of pomegranates, a single English sentence she once learned in school. But when her daughter, Roya, is born, Nazia makes a silent vow: this child will not live in chains. Spanning years of quiet endurance, stolen lessons, and a daring escape across borders, When the Pomegranates Fell is a heartbreaking and powerful story of lost girlhood, defiant motherhood, and the unbreakable will to reclaim one’s voice — even when the world refuses to listen.