Heather's review of Sweetness in the Belly
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb
Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb is the fictional story of the daughter of English/Irish hippie parents. When they are murdered in Morocco, she is raised as a Muslim by the Sufi philosopher with whom she had been left. While still quite young, she flees political violence to Ethiopia and settles there before having to flee to England. There she becomes a nurse and spends her free time trying to reunite Ethiopian refugees with their families and hoping she'll find word of her lost love.
The book was excellent! The story was complex and compelling, jumping between the 70s and the 90s and between contintents. Her characters were well-developed and never-perfect people. I learned a lot about the situation in Ethiopia during the late 20th century and gained a new appreciation for what the people and the nation went through.
The actual history of it reminded me of the history of a lot of revolutions, particularly the one described in Reading Lolita in Tehran—the people,...more
The book was excellent! The story was complex and compelling, jumping between the 70s and the 90s and between contintents. Her characters were well-developed and never-perfect people. I learned a lot about the situation in Ethiopia during the late 20th century and gained a new appreciation for what the people and the nation went through.
The actual history of it reminded me of the history of a lot of revolutions, particularly the one described in Reading Lolita in Tehran—the people,...more
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