Lyrics Alley
Leila Aboulela
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
3.75
· 12 ratings · 324 pages · Published: 01 Dec 2010
Their fortune threatened by shifting powers in Sudan and their heir's debilitating accident, a powerful family under the leadership of Mahmoud Bey is torn between the traditional and modern values of Mahmoud's two wives and his son's efforts to break with cultural limits.
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