num_pages: 320
description: During a snowy Cleveland February newlywed university students Muneer and Saeedah are expecting their first child and he is harboring a secret: the word divorce is whispering in his ear. Soon their marriage will end and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter Hanadi. Consumed by a growing fear of losing her daughter Saeedah disappears with the little girl leaving Muneer to desperately search for his daughter for years. The repercussions of the abduction ripple outward not only changing the lives of Hanadi and her parents but also their interwoven family and friendsthose who must choose sides and hide their own deeply guarded secrets.And when Hanadi comes of age she finds herself at the center of this conflict torn between the world she grew up in and a family across the ocean. How can she exist between parents between countries?Eman Quotahs Bride of the Sea is a spellbinding debut of colliding cultures immigration religion and family; an intimate portrait of loss and healing; and ultimately a testament to the ways we find ourselves inside love distance and heartbreak.
language: English
title: Bride of the Sea
publisher: Tin House