{"product_id":"between-two-moons-paperback","title":"Between Two Moons - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAisha Abdel Gawad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2024 CAROL SHIELDS PRIZE FOR FICTION, BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOK PRIZE, AND THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARD - A\u003ci\u003e BOOKLIST \u003c\/i\u003eBEST BOOK OF 2023 - Set in the Arab immigrant enclave of Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, following three siblings coming of age over the course of one Ramadan, \"a moving look at family, survival, and celebration\" (Hanif Abdurraqib, author of \u003ci\u003eA Little Devil in America\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gorgeously written and profoundly intimate debut.\" --Etaf Rum, author of \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eA Woman Is No Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the holy month of Ramadan, and twin sisters Amira and Lina are about to graduate high school in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. On the precipice of adulthood, they plan to embark on a summer of teenage revelry, trying on new identities and testing the limits of what they can get away with while still under their parents' roof. But the twins' expectations of a summer of freedom collide with their older brother's return from prison, whose mysterious behavior threatens to undo the delicate family balance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, outside the family's apartment, a storm is brewing in Bay Ridge. A raid on a local business sparks a protest that brings the Arab community together, and a senseless act of violence threatens to tear them apart. Everyone's motives are called into question as an alarming sense of disquiet pervades the neighborhood. With everything spiraling out of control, how will Amira and Lina know who they can trust? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA gorgeously written, intimate family story and a polyphonic portrait of life under the specter of Islamophobia, \u003ci\u003eBetween Two Moons \u003c\/i\u003echallenges the reader to interrogate their own assumptions, asking questions of allegiance to faith, family, and community, and what it means to be a young Muslim in America.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAISHA ABDEL GAWAD has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Kenyon Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e American Short Fiction, \u003c\/i\u003e and the scholarly journal \u003ci\u003eThe Muslim World\u003c\/i\u003e in a special issue on Anglophone Muslim women writers. She won a 2015 Pushcart Prize for her short story \"Waking Luna.\" After graduating college, Aisha worked at the Arab American Association of New York, a community center and social services agency serving the immigrant community in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. She is currently a high school English teacher in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752852128032,"sku":"9780593467824","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/eb13de3227d4a8e86375622b13a984fb.webp?v=1780005925","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/between-two-moons-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}