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Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Habayeb, Huzama Paperback / softback Book The. Author:Habayeb, Huzama. This is a novel whose words will resound long after you finish the final page. Book Binding:Paperback / softback. Funny and gritty, and bursting with life and humour" Ahdaf Soueif,Guardian. Can't find what you're looking for? Home page About us Feedback Payment Delivery Customer Service Contact us Shop by Price $10.34 $10.35 - $12.34 $12.35 - $14.34 $14.35 - $16.34 $16.35+ Shop pages Home page Payment Delivery Customer Service About the seller Need help? Send an eBay message Newsletter Add World of Books to your favourites and receive email newsletters about special promotions! General Interest Before the Queen Falls Asleep: A powerful novel about exile, displacement and family by an iconic Palestinian writer Product Details: Category: Books ISBN: 1529415659 Title: Before the Queen Falls Asleep: A powerful novel about exile, displacement and family by an iconic Palestinian writer The Fast Free Shipping Author: Habayeb, Huzama Publisher: Quercus Publishing Year Published: 2024 Number of Pages: 288 Book Binding: Paperback / softback Prizes: Book Condition: VERYGOOD SKU: GOR013627767 Item description *As featured as an editor's pick on Radio Four's OPEN BOOK* *One of the Guardian's books to look out for in 2024* "An immersive feminist novel that meshes the personal and political to moving effect" Preti Taneja, Financial Times "A brilliant novel of the Palestinian diaspora. Funny and gritty, and bursting with life and humour" Ahdaf Soueif, Guardian Born a girl to parents who expected a boy, Jihad grows up treated like the eldest son, wearing boy's clothing and sharing the financial burden of head of the household with her father.Now middle-aged, each night Jihad tells her daughter a story from her life. As Maleka prepares to leave home to attend university abroad, her mother revisits the past of their Palestinian family, tenderly describing their life in exile in Kuwait and her own experiences of love and loss as she grows up.Huzama Habayeb weaves a richly observed and affectionate portrait of a Palestinian family displaced from their homeland, exploring with humour and poise the love and betrayal that pursues Jihad and her family from Kuwait to Jordan to Dubai. 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