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THE WOMAN IN THE SCORPION ABAYA An excerpt from lead story in the collection, set in Bahrain, about a surrealist American painter, love, and Koranic numerology. Neelanjana Banerjee of the LA Review of Books called the story "flawless and brilliant" and "worth buying the entire collection for."
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN An excerpt from the astonishing story of a maid-cum-private-detective in Abu Dhabi. The acclaimed author of Stop the Girl (Random House) and finalist for the Story Prize, Elizabeth McKenzie, described it as "Gorgeous! Something out of Dubliners, except in the Middle East."
HONEY An excerpt from the much beloved story about a bed-ridden boy in Alabama and his weird family. Originally published in Digital Americana Spring 2013.
A LAWYER IN ISLAMISTAN An excerpt from the story about a Caliph's wife, a lawyer named Mr. Eblis, and a Jewish writer smuggled into the Caliphate. Originally published in Crossborder Spring 2014.
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