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false <![CDATA[Secret Son]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235188722m/4654809.jpg 4654809 2 From the author of the acclaimed story collection Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits comes a powerful debut novel of modern Morocco. Youssef el-Mekki, a young man of nineteen, is living with his mother in the slums of Casablanca when he discovers that the father he believed to be dead is, in truth, alive. Leaving his mother behind, Youssef assumes the life he could only dream of: a famous and influential father, his own penthouse apartment, and all the luxuries associated with his new status. His future appears assured — until an abrupt reversal of fortune sends him back to the streets and his childhood friends, where a fringe Islamic group, known simply as the Party, has set up its headquarters. In the spirit of The Inheritance of Loss and The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Laila Lalami’s debut novel explores the struggle for identity, the need for family, and the ways in which the personal, the political, and the religious bind us together — and tear us apart. 4705157 21 4 2009 Secret Son total:90|5:19|4:32|3:25|2:12|1:2| 90 324 251 34 5 4 false false Sat Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 18:21:55 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:51:37 -0700 2009
Lalami's writing style is beautiful. Sophisticated but not too over the top. Easy to read, but not juvenile. The story itself I could not stop reading. Youssef's relationships with his mother, his friends...more...]]> 5 2 false false Tue Apr 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:49:04 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 14:27:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 02:37:27 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 16 11:00:48 -0700 2009 This was written by a Moroccan author who lives in California. I enjoyed the book. I could imagine some of the descriptions having been to Morocco. The...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 09:20:52 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 10:49:25 -0700 2009
The plot constantly pushes forward and the characters are compelling and complex. It's hard to finish because you...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 19:58:49 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 23:16:43 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:59:56 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 13:59:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 21:00:56 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 21:01:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 27 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 07:03:24 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 16:51:24 -0800 2009 http://podbram.blogspot.com/2009/02/secr...

Youssef and his mother Rachida live in a one-room house with no windows and a tin roof held in place by stones in a Casablanca slum. When it rains, the roof leaks. When it’s no...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Apr 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 01:42:33 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 22:09:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 21:08:48 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 19:36:28 -0700 2009 I thought...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 23:40:45 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 03 13:23:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 31 18:10:21 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 18:13:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:01:38 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 09:07:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 13 19:05:28 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 19:12:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 00:26:54 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 00:33:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:25:39 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 11:27:34 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 05:21:57 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 04:45:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 20:18:02 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 13:53:27 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Jul 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:21:36 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 14:23:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:50:57 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 22:26:48 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=4654809