Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi

'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. Elegantly structured and taut, Celestial Bodies is a coiled spring of a novel, telling of Oman's coming-of-age through the prism of one family's losses and loves.'--Back cover.

Publisher:	Allen & Unwin
Year:	2019
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9781760529413
Condition:	Good

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SKU: 1588314
Location: Fiction