Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love -- Randa Abdel-Fattah, Hardcover

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Eleven Words for Love: A Journey Through Arabic Expressions of Love -- Randa Abdel-Fattah, HardcoverA lyrical narrative of a Palestinian family in exile explores universal bonds of family, loyalty, and friendship through the lens of eleven Arabic expressions for love. A family has fled their homeland in search of safety in another country, carrying a single suitcase. As their journey unfolds, the oldest child reflects on the special contents of that suitcase: photo albums that evoke eleven of many names for love in Arabic. From sunshine warm

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