β Scribed by Susan Abulhawa
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From the internationally bestselling author of the βterrifically affectingβ (*ThePhiladelphia Inquirer*)Mornings in Jenin, a sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a better life for her family throughout the Middle East, for readers of international literary bestsellers includingWashington Black,My Sister, The Serial Killer, andHer Body and Other Parties.**
As Nahr sits, locked away in solitary confinement, she spends her days reflecting on the dramatic events that landed her in prison in a country she barely knows. Born in Kuwait in the 70s to Palestinian refugees, she dreamed of falling in love with the perfect man, raising children, and possibly opening her own beauty salon. Instead, the man she thinks she loves jilts her after a brief marriage, her family teeters on the brink of poverty, sheβs forced to prostitute herself, and the US invasion of Iraq makes her a refugee, as her parents had been. After trekking through another temporary home in Jordan, she lands in Palestine, where she finally makes a home, falls in love, and her destiny unfolds under Israeli occupation. Nahrβs subversive humor and moral ambiguity will resonate with fans ofMy Sister, The Serial Killer, and her dark, contemporary struggle places her as the perfect sister to Carmen Maria MachadoβsHer Body and Other Parties.
Written with Susan Abulhawaβs distinctive βrichly detailed, beautiful, and resonantβ (Publishers Weekly) prose, this powerful novel presents a searing, darkly funny, and wholly unique portrait of a Palestinian woman who refuses to be a victim.
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