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A family saga bouncing back and forth through time about 3 Palestinian women living in America, trying to keep the customs of their culture but wanting more choices for themselves and their daughters.

Rated very highly on Goodreads and all my friends loved it but I found some of it predictable and repetitive. Maybe my expectations were too high? Still it‘s worth a read if you enjoy stories of women trying to overcome oppression.

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This is a re-read for my book club. I enjoyed it both times I read it but I was a bit more critical the second time around. It certainly made for a good book club discussion. 📖

I take the information in this book with a grain of salt, but as a therapist who sees several Islamic women struggling with their identity, this novel is eye opening. I am on the side of empowerment and self-confidence, and that‘s what this book is about. This is a movingly powerful book about American-Islamic women who are trying to find their place in the world.

NUMBER 13! 📚Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 13th, SECRETS OF EDEN (2010), a novel about what looks like a domestic abuse murder-suicide. This was my third movie and starred a terrific John Stamos.

This was a great read, seems like an engaging straightforward read until you get to the end. The ending spun my head… had me wanting to back and read from the beginning just to prove what I had read was real.

Pucking Wild is the second book in the Jacksonville Rays series about a team of NHL hockey players. Enjoyed this and devoured it in two days despite a 603 page count. The author does an awesome job with character development and I love her descriptive prose. My only complaint is that the characters are not even remotely like real life. Just my person preference that a prefer characters that are more believable. It is just a minor thing and I...

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