Celestial Bodies
2018 · literary fiction · adult
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Set in 1 place · 1 primarySense of Place
4/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)
"In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool ... against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present"--
Set in
- ★★ primary