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The Happy Marriage
The Happy Marriage | Tahar Ben Jelloun
Ben Jelloun is arguably Moroccos greatest living author, whose impressive body of work combines intellect and imagination in magical fusion. The Guardian In The Happy Marriage, the internationally acclaimed Moroccan author Tahar Ben Jelloun tells the story of one couplefirst from the husbands point of view, then from the wifesjust as legal reforms are about to change womens rights forever. The husband, a painter in Casablanca, has been paralyzed by a stroke at the very height of his career and becomes convinced that his marriage is the sole reason for his decline. Walled up within his illness and desperate to break free of a deeply destructive relationship, he finds escape in writing a secret book about his hellish marriage. When his wife finds it, she responds point by point with her own version of the facts, offering her own striking and incisive reinterpretation of their story. Who is right and who is wrong? A thorny issue in a society where marriage remains a sacrosanct institution, but where theres also a growing awareness of womens rights. And in their absorbing struggle, both sides of this modern marriage find out they may not be so enlightened after all.From the Hardcover edition.
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Tove_Reads
The Happy Marriage | Tahar Ben Jelloun
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Books to be read soon for my #readtheworld #readingtheworld challenge. Can‘t believe I am already close to finishing letter M!!

andrew61 They look really good, I've taken a screen shot so i can see if i can find some of these books. I have read blue sky which is a fascinating picture of Mongolian life, and ive read 'an unbearable absence of light ' by the tagged author which was a brilliant but distressing read so i thanks for posting. 6y
Tove_Reads @andrew61 Cool! The Blue Sky is up next! I can‘t wait to read Bone People. You should be able to find it. 6y
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I love books with #unreliablenarrators This one is about the demise of a marriage from first the husband and then the wife's perspective. I loved trying to guess how much was accurate or biased in each of their narratives! #maybookflowers

Cinfhen Sounds like a similar setup to 8y
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CAGirlReading
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I absolutely loved this book! The book is divided into two parts, one told from the perspective of the husband, a painter whose name is never given and the other from the perspective of his wife as both endeavor to tell the story of what went wrong in their marriage.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

LeahBergen This sounds good! 8y
BiblioNyan This sounds very interesting! Are the characters POC? 8y
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CAGirlReading @Kalalalatja I've heard it is but I haven't read it...this was actually written first, it was published in 2012 but not translated until later 8y
CAGirlReading @Bibli0.Nyan The couple are from Morocco and live both there and in France but from different ethnic groups which is the source of some of the tension between them 8y
Kalalalatja It sounds so interesting! I need to put it on my tbr 👍 8y
BiblioNyan @CAGirlReading Oh that sounds very interesting indeed! Thank you so much! 😊 8y
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CAGirlReading
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#riotgrams #booksandtreats I'm trying to avoid treats right now but my book club meets monthly at Panera so I have to have a cookie!😄🍪

8little_paws How is this book? 8y
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CAGirlReading
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#pinkcovers Perfect timing for today's #riotgram just starting this one!

Cinfhen Love the cover and book sounds fascinating 😍 8y
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CAGirlReading
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Just arrived! I can't wait to read this one!📖

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