Kimberly Bramson asked:

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Amy Bergstrom

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Judy Lindow (spoiler) I was baffled by the ending. But after reading all the comments I believe that Deya's memory, that the kids are still with the family, the dates are clues that her escape was thwarted and she was killed by her husband. What's resolved was that change is often incremental. Her action paved the way for her daughters to have more choices. In a way it was her legacy to them. Her proof of love for them. And the tragic end was at least the result of her own defiance and daring. On one level through resolve and the empowerment of "writing her own fiction/narrative" she escaped victimhood.

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Joanne

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Moné

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Catherine Yes. I thought this stylist ending was the strongest aspect of the book.

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Chrissi

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Jessica - Where the Bookends

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Suzan G I liked the ending in that is was not cut and paste , or cut and dry or anything close to what other writers do. It seems to me we live in a time when it is imperative to discern answers to life by using all our senses and not trying to only use traditional intelligence to find answers. Our world is more complex than ever , and ending a story which entails a certain air of violence around the characters made total sense to me. The people are sadly surrounded b a violent world, (as we all are ) and for the author to write a happier ending is not her zeitgeist at this time, I feel. I thank the author for writing something for people to think hard about., it is not always enjoyed by everyone to be so obtuse but it is often a strong element in worthy art.

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Mike Absolutely

A) after taking the money stashed in Adam's drawer, collecting the girls' birth documents, and getting on a subway train, is there any chance that Isra lost her resolve and would decide to go back to the family home? Definitely not

B) Given how much Fareen berates Sarah for suggesting going to the neighborhood grocery store when the family is out of food, I highly doubt the picnic was planned. Based on what we've seen, it seems really unlikely that Adam would ever agree to let Isra take the girls on a trek alone in the subway

So if Isra would never turn back after deciding to leave, and since Deya remembers the family meeting Adam in the subway on a journey that he would never agree to, it seems like the only plausible interpretation of the ending

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