▁a ▁spell ▁over ▁the ▁vie wer . ▁It ▁shows ▁incred ible ▁beauty ▁and ▁innoc ence . ▁Me ena ▁K hor ana ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁the ▁reader ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁em path ize ▁with ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Sal ima . ▁It ▁is ▁interesting ▁to ▁read ▁about ▁Sal ima ' s ▁desire ▁to ▁break ▁with ▁tradition ▁and ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁girl . ▁The ▁beauty ▁of ▁the ▁S rin agar ▁valley ▁and ▁its ▁inhabitants ▁is ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁photos . ▁ ▁Elisabeth ▁W ess eling ▁pra ised ▁the ▁high ▁art istic ▁quality ▁of ▁the ▁book . ▁Kirk us ▁Re views ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁„ the ▁story ▁is ▁too ▁lo os ely ▁and ▁arbitr arily ▁constructed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁itself “. ▁ ▁Ed itions ▁▁ ▁Sal ima ▁bor ▁i ▁K ash mir , ▁Rab én ▁& ▁S jö gren , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Swedish ▁Edition ▁ ▁Sal ima ▁L ives ▁in ▁K ash mir , ▁M eth uen ▁& ▁Co , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁British ▁Edition ▁ ▁Sal ima ▁L ives ▁in ▁K ash mir , ▁Mac mill an ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁US - amer ican ▁Edition ▁ ▁Sal ima ▁aus ▁Kas ch mir , ▁O et inger ▁Verlag , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁German ▁Edition ▁ ▁Sal im ah ▁hay ald ah ▁mi - <0xE1> <0xB8> <0xB2> ash mir , ▁Mer ḥ avia h : ▁S if ri y at ▁Po <0xE2> <0x80> <0x9B> al im , ▁ 1 9