Contemporary fiction books from Jordan
Recommended contemporary fiction books (1)
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If you are into contemporary fiction here are some contemporary fiction books from Jordan for the next part of the Read Around The World Challenge.
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Bride of Amman by Fadi Zaghmout EN
Description:
The Bride of Amman, a huge and controversial bestseller when first published in Arabic, takes a sharp-eyed look at the intersecting lives of four women and one gay man in Jordan’s historic capital, Amman—a city deeply imbued with its nation’s traditions and taboos. When Rana finds herself not only falling for a man of the wrong faith, but also getting into trouble with him, where can they go to escape? Can Hayat’s secret liaisons really suppress the memories of her abusive father? When Ali is pressured by society’s homophobia into a fake heterosexual marriage, how long can he maintain the illu... continue