THE HOLY WOMAN is a powerful and compelling family drama. A romantic story of love and betrayal set in a wealthy Muslim community, with all the pressures and conflicts that modern life and old traditions bring. Set in contemporary Pakistan, London and Egypt. Zarrie Bano is a glamorous 28 year-old daughter of a wealthy Muslim landowner. She falls in love with Sikander, a business tycoon and plans to marry him. Her father, Habbib Khan, takes an instant irrational dislike to Sikander and vetoes the match. When his only son is killed in a freak riding accident, Habib Khan decides to make Zarri Bano his heiress, resurrecting an ancient tradition which decrees that an heiress must remain celibate. Zarri Bano is thus force into marriage to the Holy Koran and becomes her clan’s ‘holy woman’ - a nun.