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Ra
Nov 17, 2010 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I liked the writing of the book but hated the women characters who are almost all very submissive and willing to take backstage to their parents, husbands and finally their children.

This however is a true portrayal of Arab women who mostly accept their fate and make the best of it. They show their strength in unexpected ways and they are always about loving and caring for others.

The story of three woman coming to terms with migration, early marriages, estranged husbands and identity or more so
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Travellinckx
Sep 03, 2012 rated it liked it
Shelves: novel, fiction