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Title Statement | First comes marriage: my not-so-typical American love story / Huda Al-Marashi. |
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Author | Al-Marashi, Huda, 1977- |
Publication | Amherst, New York: Prometheus Books,2018.©2018 |
Extent of Item | 297 pages ; |
ISBN | 1633884465 9781633884465 |
Other Number | 3425244 |
Contents | Husband potential -- Muslim love -- A girl like that won't stay -- A small island of unity -- Beaten by devotion -- A divine crystal ball -- This American rite of passage -- See me at the prom -- A big family secret -- Marching toward marriage -- Lunch company -- A sudden thrill of control -- The engagement of our children -- Say it loud -- Sins for no good reason -- Every choke, sob, and sniffle -- The sting of regret -- Women in Islam -- A day for me and the girls -- The proof of our youth -- Crises A, B, and C -- A bride is with us -- Love her, boy, love her -- Biology -- A big, fat Arab stereotype -- Trying to make a life -- The aspiring doctor's wife -- An edible identification card -- I love Huda.doc -- A matter of life and death and God himself -- Shia heretic -- The love I missed -- A family of three -- How to fix Hadi and me -- Fictions of love -- As if by magic. |
Summary | "A candid, heartfelt love story set in contemporary California that challenges the idea of what it means to be American, liberated, and in love"--Provided by publisher. |
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By Topic | Iraqi American women--Biography--California |
Muslim women--Biography--California | |
Muslims--Biography--California | |
Iraqi Americans--Biography--California | |
By Name | Al-Marashi, Huda,1977- |
Al-Marashi, Huda,1977---Marriage |