{"product_id":"bitter-orange-tree-9781646220038","title":"Bitter Orange Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Dublin Literary Award \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003eA\u003ci\u003e New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn extraordinary novel from a Man Booker International Prize-winning author that follows one young Omani woman as she builds a life for herself in Britain and reflects on the relationships that have made her from a \"remarkable\" writer who has \"constructed her own novelistic form\" (James Wood, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Man Booker International Prize-winning author Jokha Alharthi, \u003ci\u003eBitter Orange Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is a profound exploration of social status, wealth, desire, and female agency. It presents a mosaic portrait of one young woman's attempt to understand the roots she has grown from, and to envisage an adulthood in which her own power and happiness might find the freedom necessary to bear fruit and flourish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZuhour, an Omani student at a British university, is caught between the past and the present. As she attempts to form friendships and assimilate in Britain, she can't help but ruminate on the relationships that have been central to her life. Most prominent is her strong emotional bond with Bint Amir, a woman she always thought of as her grandmother, who passed away just after Zuhour left the Arabian Peninsula. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the historical narrative of Bint Amir's challenged circumstances unfurls in captivating fragments, so too does Zuhour's isolated and unfulfilled present, one narrative segueing into another as time slips and dreams mingle with memories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/10\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646220038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.50w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2021 pg. 5\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 14\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2022 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jokha Alharthi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53273468829877,"sku":"9781646220038","price":22.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781646220038.jpg?v=1789485790","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bitter-orange-tree-9781646220038","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}