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“Back then, Layla remembered thinking that humiliation was a deeper wound than heartache. She had wanted to protect them all from it. Now, as they stood beneath the spotlight on the stage, before the remaining guests who surely must be whispering to one another—where is their son, does he not care for them enough to stay for the family photograph?—she knew better. Knew that it did not matter what anyone thought if her own heart were not at peace. Only after her worst fears were confirmed did she realize there had been no use in letting her fears determine her decisions. She was finally free of them. She finally knew: she wanted Amar there in any state, under any circumstance, regardless of what anyone had to say about it.”
― A Place for Us
― A Place for Us
“He had left the path. His parents had given him a map, and directions, and he had abandoned it all. Now his heart was so ink-dark he could be lost and not know it, and not care, and never know how to find his way back.”
― A Place for Us
― A Place for Us
“I will wait by the gate until I see your face. I have waited a decade, haven't I, in this limited life? Waiting in the endless one would be no sacrifice. And Inshallah one day, I know I will see you approaching. You will look just as you did at twenty, that year you first left us, and I will also be as I was in my youth. We will look like brothers on that day. We will walk together, as equals.”
― A Place for Us
― A Place for Us
“...to be the child her parents could count on, to be the one they were proud of. Any hurt he caused, any disappointment he brought, it only amplified her place in their parents life and their love for her.”
― A Place for Us
― A Place for Us
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OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
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This is a group for everybody who is interested in classical and contemporary feminist literature. We will discuss the books mostly during IRL meetin ...more
This is a group for everybody who is interested in classical and contemporary feminist literature. We will discuss the books mostly during IRL meetin ...more
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