Book Summary
Sammar is a young Sudanese widow working as an Arabic translator in a university department. Numb with grief after losing her husband, and estranged from her young son, she is adrift -an exile in a hostile country. Things change when she falls in love with Rae - but, twice divorced and a self-proclaimed cynic, he is totally different from Sammar: secular, worldly, and not a Muslim.
Book Reviews:
"Aboulela's perceptive description of Sammar's aching loss of both Rae and her profession leaves an indelible impression, as does the conclusion of this beautifully crafted novel." - Booklist.
"With authentic detail and insight into both cultures, Aboulela painstakingly constructs a truly transformative denouement. " - PW.
"A strikingly poised, cherishable novel. " - Kirkus.
"Her writing is restrained and evocative, subtle and graceful." - Library Journal.
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Leila Aboulela is also the author of Minaret, which you can browse at BookBrowse.
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