![]() ![]() ![]() Men had the freedom to go and come as they please and women did not. I grew up very sheltered and went to a private school just like Deya. ![]() The specific community that I grew up in is not at all representative of all Palestinian communities. I do want to note that in my specific upbringing I have witnessed a lot of injustices. I was born and raised there so the setting in the novel is very close to the setting that I actually grew up in myself. “…in my specific upbringing I have witnessed a lot of injustices.” Isra retreats into books to escape the bondage, while her daughter, Deya, as she comes of marriageable age, seeks freedom through knowledge of family secrets.ĪUTHORLINK: Did you live in an immigrant Palestinian community similar to the one you describe in your book? Transplanted to America from a Palestinian refugee camp, Fareeda desperately tries to hold onto their culture, which includes quashing son Adam’s immigrant bride’s desire for freedom. Three generations of women in a Palestinian family deal with a culture that considers girl babies a curse and boys a blessing, that teaches that women are inferior to men. An exclusive Authorlink interview with Etaf Rum ![]()
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