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1912240165

Celestial bodies.

Author: Alharthi, Jokha.

Publication year: 2018

Language: English

Media class: Paperback

Publisher: Dingwall : Sandstone Press, 2018.

ISBN: 9781912240166 (pbk.) : 8.99 1912240165 (pbk.) : 8.99

Notes:

'Celestial Bodies' is set in the village of al-Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave-owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex present.