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Violence
Some
Domestic violence depicted; central to the narrative
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief content relating to marital obligations; not explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Intergenerational trauma, domestic abuse, cultural oppression of women, and the psychological cost of silence
What this book is about
In Brooklyn, Isra leaves Palestine as a teenager to marry a man she's never met. Her daughter Deya, born in America, begins to question the life she's expected to live. Rum's debut novel unflinchingly examines honor culture, domestic violence, and the way trauma is passed through generations of women who are told their suffering is normal.
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Domestic violence depicted
Honor culture themes
Oppression of women
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