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Nadiri: A Novel
Follow Hagar Khalifa as she navigates growing up between two worlds.
Caught between an American Christian mother and an Egyptian Muslim father, Hagar searches for her identity as she navigates the public Egyptian school system and subsequently the private American one. As she explores the two worlds, she discovers her ambition to immigrate to the United States and join the U.S. Army.
As she navigates extreme challenges of growing up between these two worlds, join Hagar in the second novel of the Nadiri series to discover her journey as she becomes a U.S. Army officer, joins a university in the deep American south, and commissions as an Arab American during the Arab Spring and the rise of the so-called Islamic State.
Caught between an American Christian mother and an Egyptian Muslim father, Hagar searches for her identity as she navigates the public Egyptian school system and subsequently the private American one. As she explores the two worlds, she discovers her ambition to immigrate to the United States and join the U.S. Army.
As she navigates extreme challenges of growing up between these two worlds, join Hagar in the second novel of the Nadiri series to discover her journey as she becomes a U.S. Army officer, joins a university in the deep American south, and commissions as an Arab American during the Arab Spring and the rise of the so-called Islamic State.
201 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 22, 2023
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December 11, 2023
A coming-of-age tale that overflows in a deluge of conflict!
Differences in culture, religion, age, and values--Amina Al Sherif explores friction in all these areas as she vividly describes Hagar's struggle to find her path in life. The mosque, family, and Egypt exert a traditional familiarity. But her heart screams for something else.
For a reader, this is a seamless tale with minor errors that don't distract from a 5-star read. As a writer, I urge others of the same ilk to set aside traditional opinions on point-of-view and verb tense "rules." Al Sharif is very clear in the first pages about what she is doing--this story will be both about Hagar and of Hagar, allowing the author to weave the story she wants to tell.
And I'm less about rules and more about reader experience! Can't wait for the next book in the series!
Differences in culture, religion, age, and values--Amina Al Sherif explores friction in all these areas as she vividly describes Hagar's struggle to find her path in life. The mosque, family, and Egypt exert a traditional familiarity. But her heart screams for something else.
For a reader, this is a seamless tale with minor errors that don't distract from a 5-star read. As a writer, I urge others of the same ilk to set aside traditional opinions on point-of-view and verb tense "rules." Al Sharif is very clear in the first pages about what she is doing--this story will be both about Hagar and of Hagar, allowing the author to weave the story she wants to tell.
And I'm less about rules and more about reader experience! Can't wait for the next book in the series!
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