Behind you is the sea : a novel
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New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
Edition
First HarperVia edition.
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245 pages ; 22 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Moab Library - New Shelf | F DARRAJ | Checked Out | May 3, 2024 |
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Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
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Book
Edition
First HarperVia edition.
Language
English
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Description
An exciting debut novel that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore—from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich—lives which intersect across divides of class, generation, and religion.
Funny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main families—the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars—Palestinian immigrants who’ve all found a different welcome in America.
Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode: The wealthy Ammar family employs young Maysoon Baladi, whose family struggles financially, to clean up after their spoiled teenagers. Meanwhile, Marcus Salameh, whose aunt married into the wealthy Ammar family, confronts his father in an effort to protect his younger sister for “dishonoring” the family. Only a trip to Palestine, where Marcus experiences an unexpected and dramatic transformation, can bridge this seemingly unbridgeable divide between the two generations.
Behind You Is the Sea faces stereotypes about Palestinian culture head-on and, shifting perspectives to weave a complex social fabric replete with weddings, funerals, broken hearts, and devastating secrets.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Darraj, S. M. (2024). Behind you is the sea: a novel (First HarperVia edition.). HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Darraj, Susan Muaddi. 2024. Behind You Is the Sea: A Novel. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Darraj, Susan Muaddi. Behind You Is the Sea: A Novel HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Darraj, Susan Muaddi. Behind You Is the Sea: A Novel First HarperVia edition., HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
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