Cairo in White, by Kelly Ann Jacobson
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As Cairo swelters in the summer of 1986, spunky Egyptian teen Zahra pins on her hijab and faces the heat like a warrior, prepared to risk everything for a secret rendezvous with her lover. But after climbing the Ahmeds’ wall and sneaking into their household, Zahra’s parents catch her and force her to choose between telling them the truth about her relationship with the Ahmeds’ daughter or marrying the son they think she’s been sneaking there to see. Years later, Zahra’s American daughter, Aisha, steps off a plane at Cairo International Airport and greets her grandparents for the first time. Who is this tall girl wearing black clothes, piercings, and a pixie cut, they wonder, and what secrets does she hold? Zahra and Aisha’s lives unfold together as they both grapple with their religious beliefs, social pressures, love, and the search for a place to call home amidst the feminist movement and the Arab Spring.
Cairo in White, by Kelly Ann Jacobson- Amazon Sales Rank: #169997 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-03-25
- Released on: 2015-03-25
- Format: Kindle eBook
About the Author Kelly Ann Jacobson is a fiction writer, poet, and lyricist who lives in Falls Church, Virginia. She recently received her MA in Fiction at Johns Hopkins University, and she now teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Literature. Kelly is the author of several novels, and her work can be found at www.kellyannjacobson.com.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Transcended, Awakening, and Pain: A Generational Novel for Women By Ravenova A novel of sexuality and awakening, Cairo in White traverses time to show the coming of age stories of a mother and her daughter, each influencing the other to follow the heart and not the expectations of society. Zhara is a young woman growing up in 1970s Egypt. Each night she sneaks into the Ahmed’s house to visit Jamila. Her heart throbs with this forbidden passion for another woman, and when her marriage is arranged to the brother and not the sister, she sacrifices her happiness for her family and tradition.Later in America, hiding her true self from her parents, having escaped an abusive and unwanted marriage, Zhara meets up with a strong female cast who lead her toward finding herself. But she still bleeds for the one who escaped.Meanwhile, Zhara’s rebellious daughter, Aisha, returns to Egypt, having finished college with no map on how to go forward. Looking for her own identity in a past full of submerged meanings and whispers, Aisha begins to fall in love as she awakens to the joys of family and tradition. But, will she be able to handle what she finds beneath the warmth? Will she have the strength to buck tradition or is she going to follow in her mother’s footsteps?Cairo in White explores what it means to find love, to honor family and tradition, to redefine yourself, and to seek all the missing things. A brave novel, it explores our darkest and most beautiful parts of self, the elements that make us ashamed and the elements that make us strong, leading the reader on a journey that is both a moral pathway and an enjoyable discovery of location and character, merging the excitement of plot with a thought-out message and an ending that is a tribute to women. The writing glows with the beauty of description and the simplicity of expression, the complicated explored with a subtly and charm that is unique, making characters come alive and situations in faraway lands real and relevant to today.As the characters discover their pathways against the setting of Arab Spring and a country in upheaval, we feel that even though the final chapter is over, the characters are not, their venture continuing into a new world. Cairo in White is a novel not to be missed, a journey that once begun changes the reader. Highly recommended.- Ravenova
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Incredible! By Steelheader Kelly Ann Jacobson brilliantly weaves the coming-of-age story of a headstrong Egyptian daughter, Aisha, with the remembered regrets of the mother who raised her within narrative so smooth the reader only remembers to pause during moments when Jacobson's lyricism glints so brightly one must slow to admire. With grace and great detail, Cairo in White speaks of loneliness and love, of expectation of self versus obligation, and of cultures starkly different but, ultimately, blurred. I couldn't put it down, nor could I choose which protagonist I was most drawn to. Wholly engaging and absolutely artful.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Crisp images, lovely story By Melody & Words I loved this book from start to finish. The writing is fabulous, but more importantly, the story’s central themes resonated deeply with me. How do you reconcile cultural taboos with what you know to be true about yourself? How do you manage your family’s expectations with what you really want and need?Both Aisha and Zahra feel, for different reasons, like outsiders in a culture that is an irreplaceable part of them. The conflicts of growing up and growing into yourself, figuring out where you belong and who you are—these are universal struggles, and Cairo In White illustrates them beautifully.One of my favorite exchanges occurs when Zahra asks Jamila why white is her favorite color. “There are so many beautiful colors to choose from, why would you choose the one that doesn’t count?” Zahra asks with the sweet thoughtlessness of youth. “Sometimes, the things that don’t count are the most beautiful of all,” her girlfriend responds. Indeed.Zahra’s loss is clearly defined—she knows all too well what she has given up—while Aisha’s is vague, an indefinable lack—both of family support and purpose in life. Their interwoven narratives contrast identities—mother and daughter, traditional and modern, gay and straight, immigrant and emigrant—that are not so different as they seem. A low throb of heartache and loss run beneath the narrative, but so, too, does a bright vein of optimism.The best stories fully ground the reader in a place. They make you miss somewhere you’ve never been. I can see it all now: the crowded markets, the women with jangling bracelets haggling with old vendors. The swish of cool fabric against hot skin, cigarette and shisha smoke blending and floating on a dry breeze.Jacobson has a gift for descriptions—for pulling the reader on to the page and immersing her in an unfamiliar setting, whether on the streets of Cairo or in an immigrant neighborhood in Northern Virginia.In all, I highly recommend it! I wouldn’t be surprised if this book found its way on to my Best of 2014 list in a few months.For my full review, please visit melodyandwords.com!
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