A Girl Made of Dust

so-so

8 year old Ruba is growing up in 1980s Lebanon, in a village outside of Beirut, aware but innocent of the war around her. It‘s a very evocative book - the atmosphere of the place was very well done. But maybe it spreads itself a little thin - I‘m not sure I ever got to know any of the characters, & there are a world of issues in here. I was also thrown by the child narrator, never too sure if this was meant as a children‘s book (it‘s not).

rockpools This was my #Bookspin for March, #Lebanon for #ReadingAsia2021 and book 2 for #MarvellousMarch. There‘s also more than one #MustacheOnCover #Booked2021 (I do love this cover) @TheAromaofBooks @BarbaraBB @Librarybelle @Andrew65 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft 4y

Librarybelle It is a gorgeous cover! 4y

Cinfhen Yay for all the challenge prompts ❣️❣️❣️ 4y

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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 4y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds like a good one! 4y

youneverarrived Beautiful cover 😍 4y

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rockpools

A Girl Made of Dust | Nathalie Abi-Ezzi

My #Bookspinbingo board for March. I‘ve decided that *This* is the month I get a bingo. Maybe even two!! (Unlikely claims101)

My #Bookspin is A Girl Made of Dust for #Lebanon; my #Doublespin is Bangkok Eight for #Thailand
Underland is a #buddyread
& I‘ve swapped out my #readaroundtheworld book and replaced it with All This I Will Give to You by a Spanish author.

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Soubhiville Best of luck! 4y

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looks great!! 4y

Caroline2 I LOVED Wide Sargasso Sea. ❤️ 4y

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rockpools @Soubhiville Thank you! 4y

rockpools @Caroline2 It was a gift from @julesg about a hundred years ago (at least 3!). I am SO rubbish at reading my own books. Especially gifts, apparently (sorry Jules. And everyone) Bumping it to the top of the list. 4y

julesG I'm the same. 🙈🙈🙈 4y

rockpools @Caroline2 @julesG I fell down the weirdest Wide Sargasso Sea-related rabbithole last night. Turns out Jean Rhys was living just down the road from one of my primary schools (which also happened to be the longest thatched longhouse in England) when I was there. #bizarrerandomfacts 4y

julesG You should go on The Chase one day. 😁😁😁 4y

rockpools @julesG 🤣🤣🤣 4y

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