{"product_id":"improvisations-on-a-missing-string-9781557284969","title":"Improvisations on a Missing String","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNazik Saba Yared’s novel, \u003ci\u003eImprovisations on a Missing String\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of Saada Rayyis, who, after a mastectomy and prior to another operation which she may not survive, considers the course of her life with the purpose of understanding not only where she has been, but also where she is going.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn her attempt to cope with complex feelings of alienation and insecurity, she struggles against traditional expectations in order to secure a sense of belonging and fulfillment—but always on her own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom her childhood in Palestine, through her university studies in Cairo, and finally as a teacher in Beirut, we follow the development of this independent woman as she comes to terms with her feelings about family, lovers, politics, art, and finally her own aspirations for belonging.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Improvisations offers a thoughtful and unique insight into Arabic cultures and the role of intellectual women within those societies.\" —\u003ci\u003eALA Booklist\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Arkansas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51041324466519,"sku":"9781557284969","price":20.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/improvisations-on-a-missing-string-9781557284969","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}