A young Palestinian American woman comes to terms with the lessons imparted by her mother in an evocative story about sacrifice, resilience, and reinvention by the New York Times bestselling author of A Woman Is No Man.
A daughter and mother: two women miles, years, and dreams apart. One defies traditions and expectations. The other conforms to them, even in a new land. Their emotional distance grows while the daughter, now a wife and mother herself, comes to better understand the woman she's become and why, as she ruminates on inherited trauma, the need to forgive, and the lengths she'll go to free herself from the past.
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Being a woman is the greatest curse, you told me once.- 1
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(Amazon Original Stories, 27 April 2023, e-book, 52 pages, borrowed from AmazonKindle via PrimeReading)
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I really enjoyed Mother Country, the longest story in the series and the only one that is split into chapters. I liked the way the story gradually reveals the woman and her mother's past and how they are linked. The story is written as if the mother is talking to her mother, sharing anecdotes and memories. This is a powerful, moving piece.
