Locust and the Bird
My Mother's Story
«'It is an extraordinarily brave act for a writer to undertake to inhabit, fully and sympathetically, the life her mother lived before she was born, particularly when her mother was no jewel of wifely virtue' J.M. Coetzee 'This tender memoir...courageously addresses both the themes of geographical separation and the jagged motifs of mother-daughter conflict' Independent 'A powerful book on the dangers of romantic love in mid-twentieth century Arab society' Guardian 'This is a book that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, offering an insight into an unfamiliar culture and a cinematic love story' The Times»
Kamila is nine years old when she is taken from the poverty of her childhood village in southern Lebanon to Beirut. She has never learned to read or write though she longs to go to school. Stories, poetry and film are her passion - and a beautiful boy called Muhammad. Les mer
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Kamila is nine years old when she is taken from the poverty of her childhood village in southern Lebanon to Beirut. She has never learned to read or write though she longs to go to school. Stories, poetry and film are her passion - and a beautiful boy called Muhammad. They fall in love before Kamila is forced into an arranged marriage, despite her tears and screams. She is only fourteen years old. On her wedding night, her first daughter is conceived; four years later, Hanan is born. Kamila and Muhammad continue to see each other in secret, risking their lives. It is eight years before Kamila can bring herself to divorce her husband, as to do so means leaving her daughters behind. Beautifully evoking the dusty streets of Beirut and life in Lebanon, this is a heartbreaking memoir of an extraordinary woman.
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9781408800843
- Utgivelsesår
- 2010
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
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«'It is an extraordinarily brave act for a writer to undertake to inhabit, fully and sympathetically, the life her mother lived before she was born, particularly when her mother was no jewel of wifely virtue' J.M. Coetzee 'This tender memoir...courageously addresses both the themes of geographical separation and the jagged motifs of mother-daughter conflict' Independent 'A powerful book on the dangers of romantic love in mid-twentieth century Arab society' Guardian 'This is a book that wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, offering an insight into an unfamiliar culture and a cinematic love story' The Times»
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