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Bitter orange tree : a novel / Jokha Alharthi ; translated from the Arabic by Marilyn Booth.

Alharthi, Jokha, (author.). Booth, Marilyn, (translator.).

Summary:
"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. Zuhour, 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 Zuhour left the Arabian Peninsula. As the historical narrative of Bint Amir's challenged circumstances unfurls in captivating fragments, so too does Zuhour's isolated and unfulfilled present, one narrative segueing into another as time slips and dreams mingle with memories"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781646220038
  • ISBN: 164622003X
  • Physical Description: 214 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Catapult, [2022]

Content descriptions

Language Note:
In English, translated from Arabic
Subject: Immigrants > England > Fiction.
Assimilation (Sociology) > Fiction.
Granddaughters > Fiction.
Loneliness > Fiction.
Dreams > Fiction.
Women, Arab > Great Britain > Fiction.
Women > Oman > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 13 of 13 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 1 current hold with 13 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION ALHARTH (Text) 50686016173846 Adult Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library FICTION ALHARTH (Text) 50688010816362 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC ALHARTHI (Text) 61000100082995 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC ALHARTHI, JOKHA (Text) 36446002063959 Adult Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Alharthi (Text) 39427103709358 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Available -
Martin Library Adults ALH Fiction (Text) 33454005870324 Reading Room Balcony Available -
Allentown Public Library ALHARTHI, JOKHA (Text) 34455006907774 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library f (Text) 33062009598989 Adult Fiction Available -
Clymer Library FIC ALH (Text) 32596000526342 Adult Fiction Available -
Easton Main Library ALHARTHI (Text) 31901004599645 Adult Fiction Available -

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