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This was a reread for me and I still love it! It‘s a multigenerational novel about a Lebanese family that infuses classic Middle Eastern tales. It‘s a story of Osama, a son who returns to Beirut after many years in the US to see his sick father. What unfolds is a series of memories from his youth and the stories of his family‘s previous generations mixed with the stories that his grandfather, a hakawati, shared with Osama during his childhood.

I thought I would like this but I'm not enjoying the stories interwoven with the narrative. I should have taken out more books from the library last week!

I'll be honest, I took this book out of the little free library because I thought it was set in Tripoli, Libya, and I could do with a couple more books from this country. Turns out there is another Tripoli in #Lebanon and this is where this novel is set (and also in Paris & Iraq). The story is heartbreaking.

Edge of the seat spy novel, and interesting female protagonist.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7578195543

Wow. Incredibly raw and well-written piece reflecting on the landscape of journalism: how and why things become news, the conveyor belt of stories, and where we as correspondents, editors, and readers fall short.

I wished to drink tea with you at night, it means to be happy together... ☕🍂