Excerpt from Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

Name: Celestial Bodies
Rating: 4.8 (8 reviews)
Author: Jokha Alharthi

Celestial Bodies

by Jokha Alharthi

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Oct 2019, 256 pages

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- Literary Fiction
- Middle-East (West Asia)
- 1980s & '90s
- Contemporary
- Debuts
- Generational Sagas
- Parenting & Families
- Mid-Life Onwards
- Adult-YA Crossover Fiction
- Books in Translation
- Middle-Eastern Authors
- Strong Women
- Magical or Supernatural
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