{"product_id":"all-that-i-want-to-forget-9789774169083","title":"All That I Want to Forget","description":"\u003cb\u003eA courageous young woman from the Gulf must overcome conservatism and oppression from her own family to live and love as she chooses\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFatima loves poetry and wants to study French literature--both of which are anathema to her strict and conservative much older brother, Saqr. While living under his roof, Fatima's hopes and dreams are scrutinized, mocked, and slowly crushed as she is forced into his narrow vision of the right path. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen Fatima meets Isam, a poet like her; they email love letters to each other and meet in secret. Saqr, however, has other ideas: she is married off to Faris, a complete stranger. He is not the cruel tyrant her brother was, but still she did not choose him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill she escape her past to live the life of love and poetry she craves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBothayna Al-Essa \u003c\/b\u003eis a bestselling and award-winning Kuwaiti author. She has published nine novels, as well as collections of essays, children's books, and translations from English into Arabic. She lives in Kuwait. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichele Henjum\u003c\/b\u003e is a translator with an MA in comparative literature. She lives in Cairo.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hoopoe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922432233746,"sku":"9789774169083","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dd43569b-8b16-4dc7-a4d6-7b17d73f05cc.jpg?v=1738929927","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/all-that-i-want-to-forget-9789774169083","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}