Books by Suad Amiry (2)
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Mother of Strangers : A Novel by Suad Amiry EN
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A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR from NPR • Set in Jaffa in between 1947 and 1951, this “fable-like historical novel of young love ... darkly humorous and touching” (Oprah Daily) is based on a true story during the beginning of the destruction of Palestine and displacement of its people. Based on the true story of two Jaffa teenagers, Mother of Strangers follows the daily lives of Subhi, a fifteen-year-old mechanic, and Shams, the thirteen-year-old student he hopes to marry one day. In this prosperous and cosmopolitan port city, with its bustling markets, cinemas, and cafés on the hills overlooking the... continue
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Sharon and My Mother-in-law : Ramallah Diaries by Suad Amiry EN
Description:
Based on diaries and e-mail correspondence that Amiry kept to maintain her sanity in the Occupied Territories from 1981 to 2004, this series of vignettes describes the frustrations, cabin fever, and downright misery of daily life in the West Bank town of Ramallah.