![]() ![]() ![]() Beyond the literal, what does it mean for a person to have a voice? Why is it important to health and safety? What are the various forces that silence Isra’s voice?ģ. Why might a community or culture have a “code of silence”? What are the potential risks of such secrecy? In what ways is such silence harmful to Isra and other women and girls?Ģ. Highly recommended.” - Library Journal, starred reviewġ. “Through well-developed characters and a wonderfully paced narrative, exposes the impact that the embedded patriarchy of some cultures can have on women while showing more broadly how years of shame, secrets, and betrayal can burden families across generations no matter what the cultural or religious affiliation. Both a love letter to storytelling and a careful object lesson in its power.” - Beejay Silcox, New York Times Book Review The triumph of Rum’s novel is that she refuses to measure her women against anything but their own hearts and histories…. “A dauntless exploration of the pathology of silence, an attempt to unsnarl the dark knot of history, culture, fear and trauma that can render conservative Arab-American women so visibly invisible…. “Garnering justified comparisons to Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns … Etaf Rum’s debut novel is a must-read about women mustering up the bravery to follow their inner voice.” - Refinery 29 I was obsessed with figuring out the mystery of this family.” - Jenna Bush Hager, Today Show Book Club Pick ![]() A Read With Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick ![]()
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