Bitter Almonds (Paperback)

from TadAD

I suspect that this will be a book that you either enjoy quite a bit or find rather boring; the middle ground doesn't seem particularly likely. Édith is astonished that her immigrant housekeeper, Fadila, is illiterate — or analphabetic, the difference being important to some in the book &md...

from labfs39

Fadila Amrani is someone whom it's easy to overlook, or perhaps, look through. She is one of the numerous immigrant women making their living as housekeepers, laundresses, and cooks in middle class households around the world. It is usually only when there is a problem--a misunderstanding due to ...