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Living in Your Light
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Author: Abdellah Taia
Title: Living in Your Light
Binding: Paperback
Number Of Pages: 144
Release Date: 2025-02-25
Details: In *Living in Your Light*, Abdellah Taia delivers a poignant tribute to resilience and the indomitable spirit of women navigating a tumultuous world. Through the eyes of Malika, a Moroccan countrywoman, readers are thrust into three pivotal moments that echo with the struggles of a lifetime, spanning from the harsh realities of French colonisation to the profound shifts of the late 20th century. As Malika grapples with her husband's deployment to Indochina and fiercely fights to protect her daughter Khadija from a life of servitude, her narrative unfurls with raw emotion and fierce determination. Set against the backdrop of societal upheaval, the novel crescendos to a dramatic encounter on the eve of King Hassan II's death, revealing the lengths to which Malika will go to carve out her own space amidst the injustices of history. With sharp insight and lyrical prose, Taia humanises the often-marginalised characters of North Africa, illuminating their struggles and triumphs in a world where survival is an act of courage.
EAN: 9781644214534
Languages: English
