Suzan answers “So, the ending with Isra finally taking...”

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So, the ending with Isra finally taking the girls and running away...are we to assume that this relates to Deya's memory from earlier in the book and that Adam was on the subway and caught Isra trying to run away with the girls and that is why he killed her?

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…moreI 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.(less)

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