Title: West of the Jordan
Description: Halaby's choice to alternate the narratives of the four young women offers real characterizations to latch onto, and her prose, often lyrical--particularly when the speakers relate other people's stories--deepens the complications of history and heritage. Contemplative and lush, this coming-of-age tale resonates with the challenges of cross-cultural life.
Subjects: Female friendship, Girls, Fiction, Americans, Arab American families, Fiction, sagas, Friendship, fiction, Middle east, fiction, Americans--jordan--fiction, Arab american families--fiction, Female friendship--fiction, Girls--fiction, Domestic fiction, Ps3608.a5455 w47 2003, 813/.6
Places: Jordan