Over the course of a week, the naive and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married and is soon living in Brooklyn. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of - dangerous, the ultimate shame.” Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. "Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. Three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture in this powerful debut - a heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue, courage, and betrayal that will resonate with women from all backgrounds, giving voice to the silenced and agency to the oppressed. I was obsessed with figuring out the mystery of this family." (Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show Book Club Pick) An Elaine Newton - Summer Reading List Critic’s Choice.The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019.Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel. Marie Claire Best Women’s Fiction of 2019.Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March.A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club PickĪ New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
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