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4.5
I listened to this through scribd and I would recommend the audiobook. The book grabbed me almost from the first and I looked forward to listening to it. When I was getting closer to the end, I had to just sit down and listen which I rarely do with an audiobook. There is an element of suspense in this and if I had it as a book, I would have raced through it. While this was a good read and exposed me more to the world of Palestinian women living in America, this was not an easy read. When it c ...more
I listened to this through scribd and I would recommend the audiobook. The book grabbed me almost from the first and I looked forward to listening to it. When I was getting closer to the end, I had to just sit down and listen which I rarely do with an audiobook. There is an element of suspense in this and if I had it as a book, I would have raced through it. While this was a good read and exposed me more to the world of Palestinian women living in America, this was not an easy read. When it c ...more
In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teenager to marry Adam. Though Deya was raised to believe her parents died in a car accident, a secret note from a mysterious, yet familiar-looking woman makes Deya question everything she was told about her past. As the narrative alternates between the l
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I may bump up to 5 stars but just finished reading it and need to think about it a bit more before writing review. 😊
Loved this book. It was so interesting to read of the different cultures and traditions. Loved the 3 different stories within the book.
Oct 17, 2018
Colleen
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Beth
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Meghan
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3.5
Apr 20, 2019
Jules
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Suzanne
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Amy Hayes
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Oct 31, 2019
Susan
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Nov 05, 2019
Karen
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Nov 15, 2019
Christina
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Amanda
marked it as i-own-these-books-want-to-read
Dec 31, 2019
Kerry
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