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Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt.

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Candid and serious, Finding Fran is suffused with intelligence and at war with stereotypes... A deeply respectful account of very different ways of being a strong woman. Women's Review of Books Banner's book is a model for discourse and dialogue between often hostile perspectives. -- Kathy Bullock Association for Middle East Women's Studies Banner's ability to see personal choices as part of a larger societal picture has produced a special kind of autobiography, a living history, far superior to the flood of memoirs deluging the market in recent years. -- Charlotte Innes LA Weekly A spiritual quest that encompasses the roots of family and friendship-it will resonate with the women of Banner's generation and beyond. Kirkus Reviews

Finding Fran History and Memory in the Lives of

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 25 November 1998
      ISBN-13 9780231112161
      978-0231112161
      ISBN-10 0231112165
      Also in:
      Biography: general Gender studies: women and girls Human biology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Exploring the intersections of biography and autobiography, East and West, faith and reason, Finding Fran tells the story of two high school friends who took radically different paths: Lois Banner became an academic feminist, while Fran Huneke converted to Islam, joining the mystical Sufi Order and moving to Egypt.

      Trade Review
      Candid and serious, Finding Fran is suffused with intelligence and at war with stereotypes... A deeply respectful account of very different ways of being a strong woman. Women's Review of Books Banner's book is a model for discourse and dialogue between often hostile perspectives. -- Kathy Bullock Association for Middle East Women's Studies Banner's ability to see personal choices as part of a larger societal picture has produced a special kind of autobiography, a living history, far superior to the flood of memoirs deluging the market in recent years. -- Charlotte Innes LA Weekly A spiritual quest that encompasses the roots of family and friendship-it will resonate with the women of Banner's generation and beyond. Kirkus Reviews

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