krisann - reviewed on 6/26/2012 + 76 more book reviews

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This compelling and tragic story lingers long after the book is put down. I count my blessings to live in a free and open society like the United States after reading this book. Two women with very different beginnings (one abused, and one nurtured), share a brutish husband, with no apparent way out of their repressed, bleak lives. Khaled has a way of writing that allows you to become emotionally vested into the characters. You want to take away their pain; you silently scream with outrage over the mistreatment they endure, you smile when they find peace, love and happiness with themselves and each other. This book gives you interesting look at a war torn country and the sacrifices each person must make to live day by day.

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