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The Cry of the Dove
The Cry of the Dove
Author: Fadia Faqir
Timely and lyrical, The Cry of the Dove is the story of one young woman and an evocative portrait of forbidden love and violated honor in a culture whose reverberations are felt profoundly in our world today. — Salma has committed a crime punishable by death in her Bedouin tribe of Hima, Levant: she had sex out of wedlock and became pregna...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780802170408
ISBN-10: 0802170404
Publication Date: 10/10/2007
Pages: 304
Rating:
  • Currently 2.6/5 Stars.
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2.6 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Grove Press, Black Cat
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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AshleyL avatar reviewed The Cry of the Dove on + 35 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I personally didn't care much for this book. I didn't enjoy the author's writing style (instead of writing the story chronologically, she skips around between four or five different times in Salma's life - sometimes hard to keep track of the people, places, and events). I found the main character annoying and the book itself boring and kind of depressing. This was one of the few books I've ever had to force myself to finish and the one that made me decide I'll never 'force' a book again.
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