-
The Beauty of Your Face
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq, Michael Braun
A Palestinian-American woman grapples with trust, loss, and identity before coming face-to-face with a school gunman in this thrilling debut.
A uniquely American story told in powerful, evocative prose, The Beauty of Your Face navigates an increasingly divided country. Afaf Rahman, the daughter of a Palestinian immigrant, is the principal of Nurrideen Girls’ School, an Islamic school on the outskirts of Chicago. One morning, a gunman – radicalized by online alt-rights – attacked the school.
As Afaf listens to his terrifying process, we are swept up in her memories: the bigotry she faced as a child, her mother’s dream of returning to Palestine and her disappearance Her sister’s cruelty had torn her family apart. Still, there was the sweetness of her father’s oud music, and the hope and community that Afaf eventually found in Islam.
The Beauty of Your Face is a poignant and poignant exploration of a woman’s life in a country at odds with its ideals, an emotional novel that encourages us to reflect on humanity. our common type. If others take the time to really see us, to look into our faces, they will find something indelibly familiar, something painfully beautiful to look back on. .
This book brilliantly tackles the danger of stereotypes with a reminder that people are human when it comes to pain, love, faith, and family. Everyone should read this book!
