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The Beauty of Your Face

By Sahar Mustafah

The Beauty of Your Face

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A profound and poignant exploration of one womanÆs life in a nation at odds with its ideals.Afaf Rahman, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, is the principal of Nurrideen School for Girls, a Muslim school in the Chicago suburbs. One morning, a shooter?radicalized by the online alt-right?attacks the school.As Afaf listens to his terrifying progress, we are swept back through her memories: the bigotry she faced as a child, her motherÆs dreams of returning to Palestine, and the devastating disappearance of her older sister that tore her family apart. Still, there is the sweetness of the music from her fatherÆs oud, and the hope and community Afaf finally finds in Islam.Featured in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Lithub, Ms. Magazine, The Millions, and The LilyShortlisted for the Chicago Review of Books AwardLonglisted for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
288
Release Date:
2020-08-03
Publication Date:
2020-08-03
Publisher:
Legend Press Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1789559731
ISBN13:
9781789559736
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
208 g
Height:
12.8 cm
Width:
19.8 cm
Thickness:
2.5 cm
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