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Thomas Dunne Books
April 2014
On Sale: April 8, 2014
320 pages
ISBN: 1250052343
EAN: 9781250052346
Kindle: B00FUWP3E6
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Fiction
In 1980s Syria, a young Muslim girl lives a secluded life
behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her
grandparents. Her three aunts—the pious Maryam, the liberal
Safaa, and the free-spirited Marwa—raise her with the aid of
their ever-devoted blind servant.
Soon the high walls
of the family home are no longer able to protect the girl
from the social and political chaos outside. Witnessing the
ruling dictatorship’s bloody campaign against the Muslim
Brotherhood, she is filled with hatred for the regime and
becomes increasingly radical. In the footsteps of her
beloved uncle, Bakr, she launches herself into a battle for
her religion, her country, and ultimately, for her own
future.
With this layered novel, Khaled Khalifa has
crafted a thrilling yet heartful coming-of-age tale of a
girl who must examine her loyalties and fight to prove them
both to others and to herself. In Praise of Hatred is
a stirring story narrated against the backdrop of real-life
events that feel less like history and more like the
present, echoing the violence plaguing the Middle East today.
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