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| Absent |
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| by Betool Khedairi |
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| Absent tells the story of Dalal, a young Iraqi woman living with the childless aunt and uncle who raised her. Dalal and her neighbors try to maintain normal lives, despite the crippling effect of bombings and international sanctions resulting... Read More |
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| Publication Date: July 2007 |
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| A Sky So Close |
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| by Betool Khedairi |
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| The narrator, who remains nameless, is the daughter of an Iraqi father and an English mother--parents who are unable to agree on anything, including how to raise their child. When her father dies, the heroine returns to England with her... Read More |
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| Publication Date: May 2002 |
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