Synopsis from the book cover:
Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boys’ clothing and sharing the finanacial burden of head of the household with her father.
Now middle-aged, Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life each night. As Maleka prepares to leave home [...]
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Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2024
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Farewell Fountain Street by Selcuk Altun
Synopsis from the book cover:
Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusione professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer’s [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2024
Synopsis from the book cover:
In 2002, three young women with no business degrees, no formal training, and nothing to lose founded a fiercely independent bookstore. At the time, nothing like Diwan existed in Cairo. Culture was languishing under government mismanagement, and books were considered a luxury, not a necessity. Over the next decade, these three [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jan 23rd 2024