{"product_id":"behind-you-is-the-sea-a-novel-0063324245","title":"Behind You Is the Sea: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0063324245\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Muaddi Darraj, Susan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2025 PEN\/FAULKNER AWARD FINALIST  ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD FINALISTWashington Post Notable Works of Fiction from 2024  Booklist Top 10 Debut Novels of 2024  Ms. Magazine Favorite Books of the Year 2024  Elle.com The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024  The New Yorker Best Books of 2024  NPR Books We Love 2024  NPR staffers pick their favorite fiction reads of 2024  Chicago Public Library Must Read Books of 2024 for Fiction  Kirkus Reviews 20 Early 2024 Books We Love San Francisco Chronicle Best Books of Winter 2023  Muslim Girl 12 Palestinian Books that Deserve Your Shelf Space\"A beautiful portrait of a family reaching for their dreams while holding on to their roots.\"-Publishers Weekly\"Each chapter reads like a small masterpiece.\"-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)An exciting debut novel of interconnected stories that gives voice to the diverse residents of a Palestinian American community in Baltimore-from young activists in conflict with their traditional parents to the poor who clean for the rich-lives which intersect across divides of class, generation, and religion.Funny and touching, Behind You Is the Sea brings us into the homes and lives of three main families-the Baladis, the Salamehs, and the Ammars-Palestinian immigrants whove all found a different welcome in America.Their various fates and struggles cause their community dynamic to sizzle and sometimes explode: The wealthy Ammar family employs young Maysoon Baladi, whose own family struggles financially, to clean up after their spoiled teenagers. Meanwhile, Marcus Salameh confronts his father in an effort to protect his younger sister for dishonoring their name. Only a trip to Palestine, where Marcus experiences an unexpected and dramatic transformation, can bridge this seemingly unbridgeable divide between the two generations.Behind You Is the Sea faces stereotypes about Palestinian culture head-on and, shifting perspectives to weave a complex social fabric, this compelling family saga is replete with weddings, funerals, broken hearts, and devastating secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eWritten By: Susan Muaddi Darraj | Release Date: 2024 | Page Count: 254 | Language: English | Book Type: Paperback | ISBN Number: 978 0063324237\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51530028286240,"sku":"NEW0063324245","price":12.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/813fKhZiD1L.jpg?v=1777265410","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/behind-you-is-the-sea-a-novel-0063324245","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}