absolutely amazing. enticing. a beautiful novel about pain, suffering, and resilience. i couldn’t put it down

Well written and so very interesting. Thank you for sharing part of your world, Etaf Rum.

This was such a wonderful book.

I loved this book because it was captivating to read about women who are trapped in their circumstances and are brave enough to speak out and overcome what they were made to feel about themselves. My heart would break with each beating and each sorrow over the birth of a baby girl! A must read!!!

What a great read!! I couldn’t put it down. This book was not on compelling but an eye open as to the lives of many women in different cultures!

Its not a five star for me because of its confusing ending otherwise it was a lovely book

Inspiring and moving. I could put it down!

This author is truly gifted and from my home state of NC. I would recommend anyone to read this. I’m an employer at a childcare @littlemakersacademy. And I have Arabic - Muslim woman as employees and this really helped me to understand their backgrounds and put things into perspectives. Next time I work to encourage them I have a more understanding vantage point. After reading this I’m interested in the view point of the men, especially the abusers. Overall, the best book I’ve read in a while , I couldn’t put it down.

Read in two sittings. Lovely writing and content so compelling. Characters clearly presented to point you can see them. Heartbreaking but difficult to imagine in American culture....yet, it exists on some level.

Prose was very basic, made it a speed read because there was no challenge to it. Some points in the plot were a bit saccharin - like going to the bookstore and talking to Sarah without being found out or even a threat of being found out. This could have been a much deeper, richer book from another author with the vocabulary to make it more complex and tense.