Helpful Score: 1
Last month I joined a new-to-me book club, and our March title was These Impossible Things by Salma El-Wardany. I would've never picked this up on my own, but I'm glad I read it. This is one of the many reasons I love book clubs!
Jenna, Kees, and Malak have been friends since childhood. Living in London with their families of origin, the young Muslim women are on the precipice of adulthood as they complete their education. Each wants to honor tradition, their religion, and parental expectations, but also their passions. Two of them love non-Muslim men, but these relationships jeopardize their connections to their families and their communities.
Then their friendship is severely damaged, and they make decisions that take their lives in very different directions. Can they find their way back to their true selves ... and each other?
My Christian faith is very important to me, which is reflected in many of the books I read. I appreciated this novel most for its exploration of the Muslim faith and the outcomes of certain life choices. Ms. El-Wardany explores the power of friendships, family, religion, culture, and tradition through three fully-formed and imperfect characters. This plot made me feel many emotions and provided lots of topics for our group to discuss and debate.
Jenna, Kees, and Malak have been friends since childhood. Living in London with their families of origin, the young Muslim women are on the precipice of adulthood as they complete their education. Each wants to honor tradition, their religion, and parental expectations, but also their passions. Two of them love non-Muslim men, but these relationships jeopardize their connections to their families and their communities.
Then their friendship is severely damaged, and they make decisions that take their lives in very different directions. Can they find their way back to their true selves ... and each other?
My Christian faith is very important to me, which is reflected in many of the books I read. I appreciated this novel most for its exploration of the Muslim faith and the outcomes of certain life choices. Ms. El-Wardany explores the power of friendships, family, religion, culture, and tradition through three fully-formed and imperfect characters. This plot made me feel many emotions and provided lots of topics for our group to discuss and debate.
