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Pillars of Salt
Pillars of Salt: A Novel | Fadia Faqir
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A novel on the lot of Arab women. Set in Jordan in the 1940s, the protagonists are two women in a mental hospital who exchange stories. One is a mother of eight who was repudiated by her husband so he could marry a younger woman. By a Jordanian writing in English, author of Nisanit.
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Two woman confined in a mental hospital in #Jordan share their life stories. One is a Bedouin, one a woman from the city. At first glance they seem different, but soon they discover that they have so much in common: life was hard for women no matter what.

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Cinfhen Sounds great 😊 2y
squirrelbrain Sounds really interesting! 2y
BarbaraBB @squirrelbrain @Cinfhen I‘ve had some disappointed reads during #ReadingAsia2021 but I am glad I found this book! 2y
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Librarybelle This does sound good! 2y
SqueakyChu I agree. This book sounds very interesting. Stacked!! 2y
TrishB Hi- there will be an Amazon package delivered today for your birthday! It‘s slightly early so you can hide until then 😘 2y
BarbaraBB @TrishB Ooh exciting! I am in Scotland at the moment but I‘ll ask Robin to look out for it. Thank you so much 😊 2y
TrishB Oh that‘s exciting too! Enjoy 😁 2y
BarbaraBB @TrishB I‘m back and did receive your package. Have asked the bf to hide it! Thank you so much!! ❤️❤️ 2y
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