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Book SynopsisExploring 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 ReviewCandid 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
