Bride of the Sea
- Authors
- Eman Quotah
- Publisher
- Tin House Books
- Date
- 2020-12-08
- Size
- 1.86 MB
- Lang
- en
Arab American Book Award Winner for Fiction
Shortlisted for the 2022 William Saroyan International Prize for Literature
Named a Best Debut Novel of the Year by BookPage and a Best Book of the Year by The New Arab
"A marvel. An intricately realized novel that honors every place it depicts." Rakesh Satyal
"I love the sea," she said. "I don't know if I could live without it."
During a snowy Cleveland February, newlywed university students Muneer and Saeedah are expecting their first child, and he is harboring a secret: the word divorce is whispering in his ear. Soon, their marriage will end, and Muneer will return to Saudi Arabia, while Saeedah remains in Cleveland with their daughter, Hanadi. Consumed by a growing fear of losing her daughter, Saeedah disappears with the little girl, leaving Muneer to desperately search for his...