Les femmes ne meurent plus d'amour | 
The title means “Women don't die of love anymore“. This is the story of the toxic love affair between a rich Lebanese businessman, & Hâla, a singer who's half Algerian, half Syrian. She had to flee #Algeria after her father & brother were killed during the civil war. She lives in Damas & Beyrouth. I was worried at 1st that manipulative behaviour would be portrayed as romantic, but thankfully the author had other ideas.
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Ahlam Mosteghanemi is the best-selling female author writing in Arabic. She was identified by Forbes as 1 of the 10 most influential women in the Arab world... and she's Algerian! My library network has several of her books: I picked 1 that mentioned the 90s civil war b/c I was interested in her take. We'll see how I get on: the romance tropes are relentless 😒
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Snacking on Algerian pomegranate seeds
Pic of the Renaissance mansion that houses Châtellerault's public library, taken from its small but delightful garden, which is still quite green for the season.
#BeautyBreak 2w