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Jarring and honest, Love is an Ex Country is Randa Jarrar's exploration of identity - both physically and emotionally. Inspired by an Egyptian dancer, Jarrar decides to trace her journey throughout North America. Each location delves into Jarrar's life, both past and present. This book does go into some really heavy subjects including childhood abuse and trauma, domestic violence and racial trauma.

What I enjoyed was Jarrar's candid tone and her resolution. Yes she did experience horror and yes she did experience targeted racial violence. But she kept fighting and eventually found a moment of peace with her abuser, with her audience, within herself. Reading this book was almost like going to therapy myself & finally being seen and understood. I thank Jarrar for writing with such beautiful, sparse and touching prose.