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Sharon and My Mother-in-Law

Ramallah Diaries

Ramallah Diaries

By Suad Amiry

By Suad Amiry

By Suad Amiry

By Suad Amiry

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    About Sharon and My Mother-in-Law

    Based on diaries and email correspondence that she kept from 1981-2004, here Suad Amiry evokes daily life in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Capturing the frustrations, cabin fever, and downright misery of her experiences, Amiry writes with elegance and humor about the enormous difficulty of moving from one place to another, the torture of falling in love with someone from another town, the absurdity of her dog receiving a Jerusalem identity card when thousands of Palestinians could not, and the trials of having her ninety-two-year-old mother-in-law living in her house during a forty-two-day curfew. With a wickedly sharp ear for dialogue and a keen eye for detail, Amiry gives us an original, ironic, and firsthand glimpse into the absurdity—and agony—of life in the Occupied Territories.

    About Sharon and My Mother-in-Law

    Based on diaries and email correspondence that she kept from 1981-2004, here Suad Amiry evokes daily life in the West Bank town of Ramallah. Capturing the frustrations, cabin fever, and downright misery of her experiences, Amiry writes with elegance and humor about the enormous difficulty of moving from one place to another, the torture of falling in love with someone from another town, the absurdity of her dog receiving a Jerusalem identity card when thousands of Palestinians could not, and the trials of having her ninety-two-year-old mother-in-law living in her house during a forty-two-day curfew. With a wickedly sharp ear for dialogue and a keen eye for detail, Amiry gives us an original, ironic, and firsthand glimpse into the absurdity—and agony—of life in the Occupied Territories.

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    About Suad Amiry

    Suad Amiry is an architect and the founder and director of RIWAQ, Centre for Architectural Conservation, in Ramallah. She grew up in Amman, Damascus, Beirut, and Cairo, and studied architecture at the American University of Beirut and at the universities… More about Suad Amiry

    About Suad Amiry

    Suad Amiry is an architect and the founder and director of RIWAQ, Centre for Architectural Conservation, in Ramallah. She grew up in Amman, Damascus, Beirut, and Cairo, and studied architecture at the American University of Beirut and at the universities… More about Suad Amiry

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Collections | Biography & Memoir

    Paperback | $17.00
    Published by Anchor
    Sep 19, 2006 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9781400096497

    Category: Literary Collections | Biography & Memoir

    Ebook | $13.99
    Published by Anchor
    Dec 18, 2007 | 224 Pages | ISBN 9780307427687

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    “Full of marvelously detailed, colorful human complication, as funny as it is galling and heartbreaking.” —Tony Kushner, author of Angels in America

    “Sharply, gloriously different . . . The seemingly casual narrative . . . works its way into your heart without asking you to hate anyone: just to hate a situation.” —The Scotsman

    “Powerful. . . . Extremely funny.” —The Sunday Times (London)

    “A literary protest done with great wit, skill, and passion. Not only is it really funny but it shows the kind of courage, vision, and humanity needed to bring peace to the Middle East.” —Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues

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