Книга “The Allspice Bath” авторства Сони Саикалей рассказывает историю семьи Азаров из Канады, которая в 1970 году столкнулась с новыми трудностями - появилась еще одна дочь, Адель. Родители девочки - выходцы из Ливана, но их дочери родились в Канаде. Всего в семье четыре дочери, из них ни одного сына. Глава семьи - Юсуф, а его жена - Самара. Все четыре дочери - традиционные, и Адель не исключение.
Вскоре Адель узнает, что есть определенные правила, которые должны соблюдать все ливанские девушки, чтобы стать хорошими дочерьми: они должны уметь готовить, мастерски справляться с домашним хозяйством, знать арабский язык и следовать традициям своей культуры.
It's 1984 and the pines are coated in snow, whilst still in April. This book is taking place in an Ottawa hospital where the birth of the fourth child to the Azars family takes place. These children all came from Lebanon to Canada, and each presents an exciting diversity. We are introduced to four young women, whose personalities, families and pasts they have lived their whole lives in tell the story; two men to drive backstories too, one Dominant White Middle Class man and another Dependent Domestic/Raising Food Man.
Аудиокнига «The Allspice Bath (Unabridged)» написана автором Sonia Saikaley в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9781771338585
Описание книги от Sonia Saikaley
It is 1970. The evergreens are thick with snow despite it being the month of April. In an Ottawa hospital, another daughter is born to the Azar family. The parents are from Kfarmichki, a village in Lebanon but their daughters were born in Canada. Four daughters, to be precise. No sons. Youssef is the domineering father. Samira is the quiescent mother. Rima, Katrina and Mona are the traditional daughters. Then there is Adele, the newest member. «You should've been born a boy,» Samira whispers to Adele shortly after her entrance into the world. As she grows, Adele learns there are certain rules Lebanese girls must follow in order to be good daughters. First off, they must learn to cook, master housework, learn Arabic and follow the traditions of their culture. Above all, they must save themselves for marriage. But Adele dreams of being an artist. When she is accepted to the University of Toronto, this is her chance to have a life outside the confines of her strict upbringing. But can she defy her father? When Youssef surprises her with a family trip to her ancestral home, Adele is excited about the journey. In Lebanon, she meets Elias. He is handsome and intelligent and Adele develops feelings for him until Elias confides to her that her unexpected meeting with him was actually a well-devised plan that is both deceitful and shocking. Will this unravel the binding threads of this close-knit Lebanese family? Crisscrossing between Ottawa, Toronto and Lebanon, The Allspice Bath is a bold story about the cultural gap and the immigrant experience.
