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082			_aFiction ALH-J
100			_aAlharthi, Jokha
245			_aBitter orange tree : _ba novel / _cJokha Alharthi
260			_aLondon _bSimon & Schuster _c2022
300			_a214 p.
365			_aINR _b699.00
500			_aZuhur, an Omani student at a British university, is caught between the past and the present. As she attempts to form friendships and assimilate in Britain, she can’t help but ruminate on the relationships that have been central to her life. Most prominent is her strong emotional bond with Bint Amir, a woman she always thought of as her grandmother, who passed away just after Zuhur left the Arabian Peninsula. As the historical narrative of Bint Amir’s challenged circumstances unfurls in captivating fragments, so too does Zuhur’s isolated and unfulfilled present, one narrative segueing into another as time slips, and dreams mingle with memories. The eagerly awaited new novel by the winner of the Man Booker International Prize, Bitter Orange Tree is a profound exploration of social status, wealth, desire, and female agency. It presents a mosaic portrait of one young woman’s attempt to understand the roots she has grown from, and to envisage an adulthood in which her own power and happiness might find the freedom necessary to bear fruit and flourish.
650			_aFiction
650			_aDreams
650			_aEngland
650			_aImmigrants
650			_aLoneliness
650			_aMuslim women
650			_aGranddaughters
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