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"During a snowy Cleveland February, newlyweds Muneer and Saeedah are starting their lives in America and expecting their first child. But Muneer harbors a secret: the word divorce has begun whispering itself in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. The more time she shares with her daughter, the more Saeedah wants to keep her close, and before long, her fear of losing Hanadi leads Saeedah to think that she and her daughter have no choice but to hide. Saeedah disappears with the little girl to build a new, secret life, while Muneer is left desperately searching for his daughter in a different country for years. The repercussions of this abduction ripple outward, not only changing the lives of Hanadi and her parents, but also their interwoven family and friends--those who must choose sides and hide their own deeply guarded secrets. And when Hanadi comes of age, she finds herself at the center of this conflict, torn between the world she grew up in and a family across the ocean. How can she exist between parents, between countries? This question lies at the heart of Eman Quotah's spellbinding debut about colliding cultures, immigration, religion, and family; an intimate portrait of loss and healing, and, ultimately, a testament to the ways we find ourselves inside love, distance, and heartbreak"--… (meer)
This is the story of a young Saudi couple who have come to the U.S. to study. They have a daughter, but grow apart and divorce. He returns to Saudi Arabia, while she stays in the U.S. with their child, though he visits regularly. When their daughter is five, her mother runs off with her, and the father spends years searching for her, eventually finding her. This, naturally, affects the girl's relationship with both her parents.
The story is told primarily from the points of view of the father and daughter. It's a very good book, but this is a weakness, as one gets very little insight into the the mother's behavior. The reader doesn't get to know her as one does the father and daughter. Still a recommended read, however.
Interesting story of Saudi couple whose marriage breaks up ( although why is poorly developed ). The mother hides the daughter for years constantly moving and telling her daughter her father is dead. Muneer moves back to Jidda Saudi Arabia but constantly looks for his daughter. We never really get to know the mother well or understand her nor actually does her daughter who refuses to forgive her mother. Understandable. Good story but left me feeling incomplete. ( )
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"We do tell you the best of stories . . . When Joseph said to his father, 'O father, I have dreamt eleven stars and the sun and the moon; I saw them prostrating to me' / [His father] said, 'O my son, do not tell the story of your dream to your brothers . . .'"
---The Qur'an, SURAT YUSUF (JOSEPH)
Opdracht
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To Mom and Baba
And to Andrew
Eerste woorden
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Hannah dreams the family buries her mother, a woman haven't seen in more than forty years.
Citaten
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She could tell, being here for less than half an hour, that she was a different person than she might have been if she'd grown up here, with her family intact.
Laatste woorden
Informatie afkomstig uit de Engelse Algemene Kennis.Bewerk om naar jouw taal over te brengen.
But for her father, inshalla expresses the most certainty a person can have. Because God is good. And with God's will, you will be with the people you love.
"During a snowy Cleveland February, newlyweds Muneer and Saeedah are starting their lives in America and expecting their first child. But Muneer harbors a secret: the word divorce has begun whispering itself in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. The more time she shares with her daughter, the more Saeedah wants to keep her close, and before long, her fear of losing Hanadi leads Saeedah to think that she and her daughter have no choice but to hide. Saeedah disappears with the little girl to build a new, secret life, while Muneer is left desperately searching for his daughter in a different country for years. The repercussions of this abduction ripple outward, not only changing the lives of Hanadi and her parents, but also their interwoven family and friends--those who must choose sides and hide their own deeply guarded secrets. And when Hanadi comes of age, she finds herself at the center of this conflict, torn between the world she grew up in and a family across the ocean. How can she exist between parents, between countries? This question lies at the heart of Eman Quotah's spellbinding debut about colliding cultures, immigration, religion, and family; an intimate portrait of loss and healing, and, ultimately, a testament to the ways we find ourselves inside love, distance, and heartbreak"--
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The story is told primarily from the points of view of the father and daughter. It's a very good book, but this is a weakness, as one gets very little insight into the the mother's behavior. The reader doesn't get to know her as one does the father and daughter. Still a recommended read, however.