{"product_id":"the-story-of-zahra-9780385472067","title":"The Story of Zahra","description":"Zahra's mother uses her as a cover for her meetings with a lover; Zahra's strict father mistreats her for being complicit in her mother's affair. Fleeing from Beirut in search of solace, Zahra stays with her uncle in West Africa--and then uses marriage as another kind of escape. Back in Beirut, love finally comes to her, but with terrible consequences. Banned in several Middle Eastern countries since its original publication, \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Zahra\u003c\/i\u003e is an intoxicating, provocative story of a young woman's coming of age in a city torn apart by war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHanan al-Shaykh, an award-winning journalist, novelist, and playwright, is the author of the short story collection \u003ci\u003eI Sweep the Sun off Rooftops\u003c\/i\u003e; the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Zahra, Women of Sand and Myrrh, Beirut Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOnly in London\u003c\/i\u003e; and a memoir about her mother, \u003ci\u003eThe Locust and the Bird.\u003c\/i\u003e She was raised in Beirut, educated in Cairo, and lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Anchor Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50662171050258,"sku":"9780385472067","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f20eff07-da4f-4211-b58a-e3522f4de27a.jpg?v=1733514776","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-story-of-zahra-9780385472067","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}