Description
A Novel Centering On A Rural Algerian Seamstress Of Kabylian Descent Whose Refusal As A Teenager In The 1990s To Wear A Veil Places Her In Danger, Leading To A Form Of Psychosis In Her Struggle To Preserve Her Identity Against Such Pressures. This Novel Captures The Strain Placed By Competing Value Systems, Regional Identities, And Expectations-- Provided By Publisher.
