03173cim a2200373 i 4500 2745700057 TxAuBib 20240506120000.0 260505s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780593668863 0593668863 akqkxrr9 CloudLibrary MnSpTMCL eng MnSpTMCL TxAuBib rda Cypher, Sarah. The Skin and Its Girl [CloudLibrary (E-Read Texas)] : A Novel / Cypher, Sarah. Unabridged. [S.l. : Penguin Random House, 2023. 1 online resource(1 sound file (12hr.,50min.,33sec.).) spw rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Audio book. Nassif, Victoria; Murphy, Haneen Arafat. A young, queer Palestinian American woman pieces together her great-aunt’s secrets in this “enchanting, memorable” (Bustle) debut, confronting questions of sexual identity, exile, and lineage. “As beautifully detailed as a piece of Palestinian embroidery, this bold, vivid novel will speak to readers across genders, cultures, and identities.”—Diana Abu-Jaber, author of Fencing with the King A THEM BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • SHORTLISTED FOR THE URSULA K. LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION • LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/HEMINGWAY AWARD In a Pacific Northwest hospital far from the Rummani family’s ancestral home in Palestine, the heart of a stillborn baby begins to beat and her skin turns vibrantly, permanently cobalt blue. On the same day, the Rummanis’ centuries-old soap factory in Nablus is destroyed in an air strike. The family matriarch and keeper of their lore, Aunt Nuha, believes that the blue girl embodies their sacred history, harkening back to a time when the Rummanis were among the wealthiest soap-makers and their blue soap was a symbol of a legendary love. Decades later, Betty returns to Aunt Nuha’s gravestone, faced with a difficult decision: Should she stay in the only country she’s ever known, or should she follow her heart and the woman she loves, perpetuating her family’s cycle of exile? Betty finds her answer in partially translated notebooks that reveal her aunt’s complex life and struggle with her own sexuality, which Nuha hid to help the family immigrate to the United States. But, as Betty soon discovers, her aunt hid much more than that. The Skin and Its Girl is a searing, poetic tale about desire and identity, and a provocative exploration of how we let stories divide, unite, and define us—and wield even the power to restore a broken family. Sarah Cypher is that rare debut novelist who writes with the mastery and flair of a seasoned storyteller. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] Penguin Random House 2023 Available via World Wide Web. Format: MP3. Requires: CloudLibrary (file size: 352.7 MB.) FICTION|Lesbian. FICTION|Literary. FICTION|Family Life. Electronic books. CloudLibrary. https://ebook.yourcloudlibrary.com/library/ereadtexas-document_id-akqkxrr9 CloudLibrary BSBPL