Overview
From bestselling and National Book Awardānominated author Tahereh Mafi comes a stunning novel about love and loneliness, navigating the hyphen of dual identity, and reclaiming your right to joyāeven when youāre trapped in the amber of sorrow.
Itās 2003, several months since the US officially declared war on Iraq, and the American political world has evolved. Tensions are high,Ā hate crimes are on the rise, FBI agents are infiltrating local mosques,Ā and the Muslim community is harassed and targeted more than ever.Ā Shadi, who wears hijab, keeps her head down.
She's too busy drowning in her own troubles to find the time to deal with bigots.
Shadi is named for joy, but sheās haunted by sorrow. Her brother is dead, her father is dying, her mother is falling apart, and her best friend has mysteriously dropped out of her life. And then, of course, thereās the small matter of her heartā
Itās broken.
Shadi tries to navigate her crumbling world by soldiering through,Ā saying nothing. She devours her own pain, each day retreating fartherĀ and farther inside herself until finally, one day, everything changes.
She explodes.
An Emotion of Great DelightĀ is a searing look into the world of a singleĀ Muslim family in the wake of 9/11.Ā Itās about a child of immigrants forging a blurry identity,Ā falling in love, and finding hopeāin the midst of a modern war.
This book title, An Emotion of Great Delight, ISBN: 9780062972415, by Tahereh Mafi, published by HarperCollins (June 1, 2021) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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