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Minaret: A Novel Paperback - 2005
by Aboulela, Leila
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Najwa never imagined that one day she would be a maid. Exiled to London and soon thereafter orphaned, the upperclass Sudanese refugee falls in love with her employer's brother--a love that should not be. This novel is an illuminating glimpse into a culture few westerners understand.
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- Title Minaret: A Novel
- Author Aboulela, Leila
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st
- Condition UsedGood
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove Press, Black Cat, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2005-08-19
- Bookseller's Inventory # 52GZZZ021W0W_ns
- ISBN 9780802170149 / 0802170145
- Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.8 in (20.83 x 13.72 x 2.03 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: North Africa
- Ethnic Orientation: African
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects London (England), Love stories
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005046107
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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'Omar, are you awake?' I shook his arm that lay across his face, covering his eyes.
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Citations
- Booklist, 09/01/2005, Page 57
- Ingram Advance, 09/01/2005, Page 67
- Kirkus Reviews, 07/01/2005, Page 697
- Library Journal, 07/01/2005, Page 63
- Multicultural Review, 05/01/2006, Page 53
- Publishers Weekly, 07/11/2005, Page 56
- School Library Journal, 02/01/2006, Page 157