Adored Gawad’s literary voice. Was actively sad for the novel to end because even though it made sense I felt like I could have followed Amira and Lina and Sami for years or decades and still want more — all three are so well-realized that they feel like friends, or maybe cousins whose lives you hear about once a year because you only see them once at Eid. I’m not Arab so I couldn’t Relate to everything but I think it’s more important and powerful that i Resonated with it - that final part almost had me crying what with how so many muslim Palestine activists have been targeted by ICE. Even more wonderful was listening to this DURING Ramadan, during long thirsty walks where I dare not run for fear of sweating out the little water I have in me, or while cooking my iftar meal. And also can i mention how phenomenal the audiobook is?? The narrator really slayed the house boots.