"FEARLESS AND STEADFAST IN HER APPROACH TO STORYTELLING, GARGASH DENIES SHE'S EVER FELT BOUND BY CONVENTION TO SELF-CENSOR OR DILUTE THE CONTENT OF HER BOOKS."

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“A COMPELLING TAPESTRY OF FAMILIAL STRIFE AND STRESSES...GARGASH LAYERS ON THE RESTRICTIONS OF ARAB SOCIETY, MASTERFULLY CAPTURING THE CONSTRICTING EXPECTATIONS EACH PERSON FACES...THE WAY THEY BEHAVE IN RESPONSE IS ONE OF THE MOST REVEALING ASPECTS OF THEIR CHARACTERS. A NUANCED LOOK AT ARAB LIFE AND SOCIETY."

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“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.”

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