Multiple female protagonists from diverse backgrounds offer unique perspectives on oppression and resilience
Explores the intersection of personal and political violence in the Arabian Gulf for a socially engaged narrative
Written with unsettling intimacy and determined empathy for readers
Hardcover format ensures durability for frequent use or gifting
Exposes stark realities of gendered violence and agency loss
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Told through a prism of female voices, this cinematic novel follows five women of vastly different origins--from the Philippines to Ethiopia to New York City--whose lives bring them to the Arabian Gulf, where they collide with devastating and profound consequences. Dounia, a young Saudi mother, finds herself alienated in a desolate, post-
