Against the Loveless World : A Novel (Hardcover)

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Realistic fiction about the stark reality of life in Palestine for women. It is heart wrenching and completely unpredictable. I struggled keeping the characters straight and the audio had quite a few breaks and voiceovers which took away from the story.

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I received a complimentary digital copy of this arc book from the publisher and NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review. As Nahr sits in solitary confinement in the Cube, she reflects on the events leading up to her arrest. She was born in Kuwait in 1970's to Palestinian refugees. After a b...

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One thing I love about reading is it gives you opportunity to hear different perspectives. While I have read both fiction and nonfiction books about the Middle East, I'm not going to pretend I fully comprehend the complexities of the conflicts. All I can do is read, listen, and hopefully learn an...

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Haunting. There are a few books that have haunted me through the years, books that when I hear the titles take me right back. This will join that very short list. Hair is such a complete character, we understand her thoughts, her actions, whether we agree with them or not. We first meet her in th...

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Against the Loveless World Susan Abulhawa 2020 E-book thru NetGalley When we first meet Yaqoot she is in a room she refers to as The Cube. It is located in an Israeli prison. How this Palestinian born woman, raised in a Kuwaiti ghetto for Palestinian refugees came to be in solitary confinement an...