Judy Lindow 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?

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 d…more(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.(less)

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