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Author: Tahereh Mafi
Publisher: HarperCollins
Hardcover, 256 Pages
Publication Date: June 1st, 2021
Publication Date: June 1st, 2021
Summary: It’s 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions are high, hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques, and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever. Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down. She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots. Shadi is named for joy, but she’s haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, there’s the small matter of her hear—It’s broken. Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through, saying nothing. She devours her own pain, each day retreating farther and farther inside herself until finally, one day, everything changes. She explodes.
I'm a huge fan of all of Tahereh Mafi's work, and after I read one of her contemporaries, A VERY LARGE EXPANSE OF SEA, I knew that I fell in love with her writing all over again. So I'm excited to have the chance to pick up another new contemporary of hers!
I'm a huge fan of all of Tahereh Mafi's work, and after I read one of her contemporaries, A VERY LARGE EXPANSE OF SEA, I knew that I fell in love with her writing all over again. So I'm excited to have the chance to pick up another new contemporary of hers!
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