West of the Jordan

Description:

Halaby's choice to alternate the narratives of the four young women offers real characterizations to latch onto, and her prose, often lyrical--particularly when the speakers relate other people's stories--deepens the complications of history and heritage. Contemplative and lush, this coming-of-age tale resonates with the challenges of cross-cultural life.

subjects: Female friendship,  Girls,  Fiction,  Americans,  Arab American families,  Fiction, sagas,  Friendship, fiction,  Middle east, fiction,  Americans--jordan--fiction,  Arab american families--fiction,  Female friendship--fiction,  Girls--fiction,  Domestic fiction,  Ps3608.a5455 w47 2003,  813/.6

Places: Jordan