Celestial bodies : a novel / Jokha Alharthi ; read by Laurence Bouvard.
"In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla, who chooses to refuse all offers and await a reunion with the man she loves, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families, their losses and loves, unspool beautifully against a backdrop of a rapidly changing Oman, a country evolving from a traditional, slave-owning society into its complex present. Through the sisters, we glimpse a society in all its degrees, from the very poorest of the local slave families to those making money through the advent of new wealth."-- back of box.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781515948490
- ISBN: 1515948498
- Physical Description: 7 sound discs (approximately 8 hours) : digital , audio; 4 3/4 inches.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Media, ℗2019.
- Copyright: ©2018.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from disc surface. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Laurence Bouvard. |
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Subject: | Sisters > Oman > Fiction. Married people > Fiction. Families > Fiction. Mate selection > Fiction. Oman > Social life and customs > Fiction. |
Genre: | Domestic fiction. Audiobooks. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Prince Rupert Library.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Prince Rupert Library | CDTB Alha (Text) | 33294002071066 | Talking Books | Volume hold | Available | - |