![]() Over the course of a week, the naive and dreamy girl finds herself quickly betrothed and married and is soon living in Brooklyn. Seventeen-year-old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. To tell them to the outside world is unheard of - dangerous, the ultimate shame.” Where I come from, we keep these stories to ourselves. We’ve been taught that silence will save us. "Where I come from, we’ve learned to silence ourselves. Three generations of Palestinian-American women living in Brooklyn are torn between individual desire and the strict mores of Arab culture in this powerful debut - a heart-wrenching story of love, intrigue, courage, and betrayal that will resonate with women from all backgrounds, giving voice to the silenced and agency to the oppressed. I was obsessed with figuring out the mystery of this family." (Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show Book Club Pick) ![]() An Elaine Newton - Summer Reading List Critic’s Choice.The Millions Most Anticipated Books of 2019.Washington Book Review Difficult-To-Put-Down Novel.Marie Claire Best Women’s Fiction of 2019.Washington Post 10 Books to Read in March. ![]() ![]() A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club PickĪ New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice ![]()
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