Dalal is a young woman living in a crowded Baghdad apartment with the childless aunt and uncle who raised her. In the same building, Umm Mazin, a fortune-teller, offers her customers cures for their

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Absent: A Novel

Dalal is a young woman living in a crowded Baghdad apartment with the childless aunt and uncle who raised her. In the same building, Umm Mazin, a fortune-teller, offers her customers cures for their physical and romantic ailments, Saad the hairdresser attends to a dwindling number of female customers, and Ilham, a nurse, escapes the stark realities of her hospital job in dreams of her long-lost French mother. Despite the damaging effects of bombings and international sanctions on their world, all the residents try to maintain normal lives.

Hoping to bring in much-needed cash by selling honey, Dalalâ€™s uncle becomes a beekeeper, enlisting Dalalâ€™s help in the care of these temperamental creatures. Meanwhile, Dalal falls in love for the first timeâ€“against a background of surprise arrests, personal betrayals, and a crumbling social fabric that turns neighbors into informants.

Tightly crafted and full of vivid, unforgettable characters, Absent is a haunting portrait of life under restrictions, the fragile emotional ties among family and friends, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Country	USA
Author	Betool Khedairi
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
EAN	9780812977424
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0812977424
Label	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	240
PublicationDate	2007-07-10
Publisher	Random House Trade Paperbacks
ReleaseDate	2007-07-10
Studio	Random House Trade Paperbacks

Absent: A Novel