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From the internationally bestselling author of the “terrifically affecting” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Mornings in Jenin a sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a better life for her family throughout the Middle East for readers of international literary bestsellers including WashingtonFrom the internationally bestselling author of the “terrifically affecting” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) Mornings in Jenin a sweeping and lyrical novel that follows a young Palestinian refugee as she slowly becomes radicalized while searching for a better life for her family throughout the Middle East for readers of international literary bestsellers including Washington Black My Sister The Serial Killer and Her Body and Other Parties.As Nahr sits locked away in solitary confinement she spends her days reflecting on the dramatic events that landed her in prison in a country she barely knows. Born in Kuwait in the 70s to Palestinian refugees she dreamed of falling in love with the perfect man raising children and possibly opening her own beauty salon. Instead the man she thinks she loves jilts her after a brief marriage her family teeters on the brink of poverty shes forced to prostitute herself and the US invasion of Iraq makes her a refugee as her parents had been. After trekking through another temporary home in Jordan she lands in Palestine where she finally makes a home falls in love and her destiny unfolds under Israeli occupation. Nahrs subversive humor and moral ambiguity will resonate with fans of My Sister The Serial Killer and her dark contemporary struggle places her as the perfect sister to Carmen Maria Machados Her Body and Other Parties. Written with Susan Abulhawas distinctive “richly detailed beautiful and resonant” (Publishers Weekly) prose this powerful novel presents a searing darkly funny and wholly unique portrait of a Palestinian woman who refuses to be a victim.(less)