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Mindyrecycles
An Unnecessary Woman | Rabih Alameddine
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"A love letter to literature and its power to define who we are, the gifted Rabih Alameddine has given us a nuanced rendering of a single woman's reclusive life in the Middle East." #bookssetinthemiddleeast #readingwomenmonth

AliBG I'm curious about this book--I often avoid books that purport to be realistic women's stories but are written by men, unless recommended strongly. What do you think of this one? 8y
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JacintaMCarter
One Half from the East | Nadia Hashimi
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Jas16
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I read this when it first came out and recall liking it but little else. #bookssetinthemiddleeast #readingwomenmonth

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andrew61
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#bookssetinthemiddleeast #readingwomenmonth
This was a book i found in a charity shop and enjoyed the interesting perspective of a female police officer in Saudi Arabia - definitely a series i need to revisit

EvieBee Gah, yes! This whole series is amazing!! I keep urging people to read it. 8y
batsy That's fascinating. I've read very little fiction set in Saudi Arabia, much less crime fiction. 8y
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Chessa
Finding Nouf: A Novel | Zo Ferraris
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Not sure why my cat is laughing hysterically at my picks for #BooksSetInTheMiddleEast but here we are. #TheReadingWomen / Day 16.

vivastory I loved An Unnecessary Woman. Great picture! 8y
LeahBergen 😂 8y
Chessa @vivastory Thanks! Makes up for all the times the cats are uncooperative. 😹 8y
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AnneCecilie
The Dovekeepers: A Novel | Alice Hoffman
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
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#bookssetinthemiddleeast
These are on my tbr shelf 📚❤️
#readingwomenmonth

Cinfhen Pretty pic 🌺🌺🌺 8y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Cinfhen thank you!!!! ❤️ 8y
EvieBee I've been meaning to get to these after reading 8y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @EvieBee84 did you like that one? 8y
EvieBee @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks oh yes! It was such an eye opener. A lot of people didn't like the ending, but I didn't mind it. Very good! Now to read her other books. 8y
Redjewel_7734 Ooohhh I ❤️ The Pearl that Broke Its Shell. Such a lovely heartbreaking book. 8y
KarynGood Loved The Pearl That Broke It's Shell! 8y
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batsy
The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing | Darina Al-Joundi, Mohamed Kacimi
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Encouraged by her secular, unconventional father, Darina Al-Joundi grows up in Beirut experimenting with sex, drugs, and as the bombs fall on Lebanon, recklessly with her own life. Spare, fierce, poetic. Reminiscent of Marguerite Duras. #BooksSetInTheMiddleEast #ReadingWomenMonth @thereadingwomen

Leftcoastzen Sounds good!wow 8y
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