They Fell Like Stars From the Sky & Other Stories
Sheikha Helawy author Nancy Roberts translator Anna Morrison illustrator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Boundless Publishing Group Ltd
Published:26th Sep '23
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A story revealing the hidden lives of Bedouin Palestinian women and girls fighting for agency.
From award-winning author Sheikha Helawy comes this lyrical collection of eighteen short stories celebrating the women and girls of Palestine and their spirit of resilience. Featuring beautiful illustrations throughout by Anna Morrison.
Celebrate the courage and resilience of Bedouin women and girls of Palestine in this illustrated collection of 18 short stories translated from Arabic.
Glimpse vivid portraits of life on the margins of society: a world of intricate cultural taboos, the tender innocence of growing up, the heart-wrenching tragedies entwined with love.
Meet young girls exploring womanhood with endearing curiosity and a woman whose tattoo defies sexual norms. Witness the tragic fallout of a husband consumed by jealousy over his wife’s teenage love and the euphoric passion of an elderly woman's love for football.
These sometimes-witty, sometimes-harrowing narratives are packed with an emotional power that lingers far beyond the last word.
"Feels like an act of love"—ArabLit
"Sheikha Helawy grew up as a Bedouin in a Palestinian village, since demolished for an Israeli railway. You might expect, then, her first short story collection to be translated into English to be strident, autobiographical and political. It is, but not obviously so – these tales are remarkable for the details left out: a home, a football pitch, basic services. They’re notable, too, for the passionate and rebellious women at the centre of every yarn."–The Observer
ISBN: 9781915584014
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