Book description
A young Yemeni Israeli woman learns of her mother's secret romance in a dramatic journey through lost family stories, revealing the unbreakable bond between a mother and a daughter—the debut novel of an award-winning literary voice.
“A gorgeous, gripping novel filled with unforgettable characters.”—Elizabeth Graver, author of Kantika
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1 author picked Songs for the Brokenhearted as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book beautifully delves into the themes of grief, love, daughter-mother relations and national identity against the background of the immigration of Jews from Arab countries to Israel in the 1950s and the integration/or lack thereof of their children in Israeli society. The writing is wonderful, the characters flawed by relatable, the plot has enough tension to keep the reader engaged. A wonderful book.
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