Wild mulberries
Yunus, Iman Humaydan2010
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'Wild Mulberries' is the story of Sarah, the adolescent daughter of a Lebanese sheikh in the 1930s. Desperate to escape the pressures of her family's conservatism, Lily flees Lebanon in search of a mother she's never known. Wild Mulberries is the story of Sarah, the adolescent daughter of a Lebanese sheikh in the 1930s. Although the area has seen financial hardship because of a sharp decline in the price of silk, Sarah's father insists on raising silk worms. His rigid dedication to the traditional method of silk production angers members of the family. As a result, Sarah flees Lebanon and the pressures of her family's conservatism in search of a mother she's never known. Younes provides a textured, personal window into a country on the brink of change, and a village that is holding on to its traditions despite Western influence and economic hardships.
Main title:
Wild mulberries / by Iman Humaydan Younes.
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Imprint:
London : Arabia, 2010.
Collation:
129 p. ; 19 cm.
Notes:
Formerly CIP. UkTranslated from the Arabic.
ISBN:
9781906697273 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishArabic
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BRN:
2034346