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Etaf Rum
Author
Language
English
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Arab American Heritage Month
CSPL Arab American Heritage Month
Muslim American Heritage - Adult
New Reads
CSPL Arab American Heritage Month
Muslim American Heritage - Adult
New Reads
Description
Raised in a conservative and emotionally volatile Palestinian family in Brooklyn, Yara thought she would finally feel free when she married a charming entrepreneur who took her to the suburbs. She's gotten to follow her dreams, completing an undergraduate degree in Art and landing a good job at the local college. As a traditional wife, she also raises their two school-aged daughters, takes care of the house, and has dinner ready when her husband gets...
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Muslim American Heritage Month (adults)
2024 FPPL Arab American Heritage Month
Adult - Arab American Heritage Month
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2024 FPPL Arab American Heritage Month
Adult - Arab American Heritage Month
More Lists...
Description
"Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over the course of a week, the naïve and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married, and is soon living in Brooklyn. There Isra struggles to adapt to the expectations of her oppressive mother-in-law Fareeda and strange new husband Adam, a pressure that intensifies as she begins to have children -- four daughters...
Author
Language
Polish
Description
"Pamiętaj, że nie jesteś mężczyzną" Etaf Rum to książka dowodząca, że los kobiet w krajach muzułmańskich to temat, którego pisarze jeszcze długo nie będą w stanie wyczerpać. Poruszająca historia dwóch kobiet ukazuje klisze kulturowe, które mają ogromny wpływ na ich życie. Powieść rozgrywa się dwutorowo. Czytelnik poznaje siedemnastoletnią Isrę, która żyje w Palestynie. Jest rok 1990, a dziewczyna woli spędzać czas...