"One of the most daring female writers of the Middle East" ("San
Francisco Chronicle") gives us an extraordinary work of nonfiction:
an account of her mother's remarkable life, at the core of which is
a tale of undying love.
In a masterly act of literary transformation, Hanan al-Shaykh
re-creates the dramatic life of her mother, Kamila, in Kamila's own
voice. We enter 1930s Beirut through the eyes of the unschooled but
irrepressibly spirited nine-year-old child who arrives there from a
small village in southern Lebanon. We see her drawn to the
excitements of the city, to the thrill of the cinema, and, most
powerfully, to Mohammed, the young man who will be the love of her
life.
Despite a forced marriage at the age of thirteen to a much older
man, despite the two daughters she bears him (one of them the
author), despite the scandal and embarrassment she brings to her
family, Kamila continues to see Mohammed. Finally, after nearly a
decade, her husband gives her a divorce, but she must leave her
children behind
"The Locust and the Bird "is both a tribute to a strong-willed and
independent woman and a heartfelt critique of a mother whose
decision were unorthodox and often controversial. As the narrative
unfolds through the years (Kamila died in 2001) we follow this
passionate, strong, demanding, and captivating woman as she
survives the tragedies and celebrates the triumphs of a life lived
to the very fullest.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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