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The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai
Maha Gargash
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Description for The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai
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Seventeen-year-old Noora is not like the other women of the sun-battered mountains of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1950s. She shares their poverty and uncomplaining existence, but carries a fiery independence. With the death of her mother, her father sinks into a dazed madness. That's when her brother assumes responsibility and insists that she marry. Noora refuses, and flees to a nearby mountain village. While in hiding, she falls for the first man who's ever recognized her beauty and femininity, only to discover to her horror that he is already promised to another village daughter. Noora is shattered and returns ... Read more
Seventeen-year-old Noora is not like the other women of the sun-battered mountains of the Arabian Peninsula in the 1950s. She shares their poverty and uncomplaining existence, but carries a fiery independence. With the death of her mother, her father sinks into a dazed madness. That's when her brother assumes responsibility and insists that she marry. Noora refuses, and flees to a nearby mountain village. While in hiding, she falls for the first man who's ever recognized her beauty and femininity, only to discover to her horror that he is already promised to another village daughter. Noora is shattered and returns ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780061744679
SKU
V9780061744679
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About Maha Gargash
Maha Gargash, an Emirati born in Dubai to a prominent business family, has studied in Washington, D.C., and London. With her degree in radio/television, she joined Dubai Television to pursue her interest in documentaries. Through directing her television programs, which deal mainly with traditional Arab societies, she became involved in research and scriptwriting. Her first novel, The Sand Fish, was ... Read more
Reviews for The Sand Fish: A Novel from Dubai
Unadorned, poetic language, filled with well-integrated cultural detail... [A] terrific choice for bookclub discussions... This may find appeal with fans of The Kite Runner.
Booklist Gargash weaves an enticing tale of a fiery, independent woman... Intimate, well-paced prose... An exciting, passion-filled read that illuminates an intriguing culture through the eyes and experience of a fiesty heroine. ... Read more
Booklist Gargash weaves an enticing tale of a fiery, independent woman... Intimate, well-paced prose... An exciting, passion-filled read that illuminates an intriguing culture through the eyes and experience of a fiesty heroine. ... Read more