The Bastard, (Paperback)

<p><strong>The Bastard</strong> is a <strong>biting satire</strong> that peels back the polished veneer of society, exposing its hypocrisy, selective morality, and the quiet suffering of those it chooses to ignore. Through the eyes of a teacher traveling from Gravemirth to Aberlight, we witness a world where politeness masks prejudice, and virtue is merely a performance.</p><p>At the heart of this tale is <strong>Jenne, a fifth-grader born into an aristocratic family without the 'sanctity' of marriage.</strong> Society has deemed her unworthy-branding her a <strong>bastard</strong> before she can even understand the weight of the word. As Jenne fights to carve out her place in a world that reduces her to an accident of birth, the narrator unravels deeper layers of social contradiction-from the performative morality of the elite to the exploitation disguised as charity.</p><p>Beneath every grand ideal lies a <strong>system built on exclusion.</strong> Behind every act of righteousness lurks a desperate need to uphold appearances at the expense of the innocent. <em>The Bastard</em> holds up a mirror to this world, daring readers to confront <strong>what lies beneath their own moral certainties.</strong></p><p>With <strong>dark humor, razor-sharp irony, and unflinching honesty, </strong> this novel <strong>challenges the myths we tell ourselves about justice, innocence, and human worth.</strong> If society insists on labeling its children as unworthy, what does that say about the world we've built?</p><p><em>Brutal, thought-provoking, and disturbingly relevant-The Bastard is not a book for the faint of heart. It is for those who dare to question everything.</em></p><p> </p>

• The Bastard, (Paperback)
• Author: MD Abdul Mannan
• ISBN: 9798230804000
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2025-01-29
• Page Count: 62