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A stunning second novel from a writer who set the bar very high with her first!”—Tara Conklin, _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Last Romantics_ and _Community Board_ The acclaimed _New York Times_ bestselling author of _A Woman Is No Man_ returns with a striking exploration of the expectations of a Palestinian-American woman, the meaning of a fulfilling life, and the ways our unresolved pasts affect our presents. "After Yara is placed on probation at work for fighting with a racist coworker, her Palestinian mother claims the provocation and all that’s come after were the result of a family curse. While Yara doesn’t believe in old superstitions, she finds herself unpacking her strict, often volatile childhood growing up in Brooklyn, looking for clues as to why she feels so unfulfilled in a life her mother could only dream of. 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