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Gulf
Gulf | Mo Ogrodnik
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Told through a prism of female voices, this cinematic debut follows five women with vastly different origins--from the Philippines to Ethiopia to New York City--whose lives bring them to the Arabian Gulf, where they collide with devastating and profound consequences. Dounia, a young Saudi mother, finds herself alienated in a desolate, post-weather, air-conditioned modernist box and decides to rebel against all forms of domesticity. Flora, a Filipina domestic worker haunted by the flood that claimed her infant's life, navigates the perils of her boss's insurrection. Zeinah, a Syrian woman, seeks love within the confines of her arranged marriage to a jihadist and finds herself joining the female morality police. Justine, a white American curator, reckons with her own violence and ethical limitations when her life intersects with Eskedare, a spirited and defiant Ethiopian teenager whose dreams have dead-ended in the Gulf. Bold moves unlock vital consequences, each woman's journey con-fronting us with our own capacity for cruelty, rebellion, resilience--and hope. Written with unsettling intimacy and determined empathy, Gulf exposes the stark realities of what happens when a woman's agency is stripped away and asks how far we will go in order to survive.
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A story about women rebelling about the cards dealt to them. These stories are not for the faint of heart, but you will not be able to look away.

We follow Justine, Eskedare, Flora, Zeinah and Dounia, who are very different from each other, but their lives get intertwined as they navigate life in the Gulf.

If you love stories about the power of the human spirit, and especially the resilience of women, read this!

5⭐️

Pub Date: 5/6/25 #arc

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I live in the vicinity of where the nightclub tragedy in DR happened on Monday 💔 Yesterday we had a 12-hour power outage to aid rescue efforts, and this book kept me company.

Friends, I can already tell you to put this on your radar!

And hug your loved ones a little more tightly today ❤️

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BarbaraBB I didn‘t know you‘re from DR. It‘s horrible what has happened, so many people killed or wounded. I am glad you were t there at that moment 💔 (edited) 6d
Jas16 Such a horrible tragedy. 6d
Ruthiella ❤️❤️❤️ 6d
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Deblovestoread 💔💔💔 6d
Amor4Libros @BarbaraBB Thanks, friend!! ❤️ 6d
mrp27 ❤️❤️❤️ 6d
Amor4Libros @mrp27 ❤️❤️❤️ 6d
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New ARC! I can‘t get over how gorgeous this cover is 🤩

Jas16 That is a fantastic cover. 1mo
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