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Randa Jarrar is a fearless voice of dissent who has been called "politically incorrect" (Michelle Goldberg, The New York Times) . As an American raised for a time in Egypt, and finding herself captivated by the story of a celebrated Egyptian belly dancer's journey across the United States in the 1940s, she sets off from her home in California to her parents' in Connecticut.Coloring this road trip are journeys abroad and recollections of a life lived with daring. Reclaiming her autonomy after a life of survival--domestic assault as a child, and later, as a wife; threats and doxxing after her viral tweet about Barbara Bush--Jarrar offers a bold look at domestic violence, single motherhood, and sexuality through the lens of the punished-yet-triumphant body.



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Randa Jarrar

Randa Jarrar grew up in the Middle East & moved to the US at the age of 13. She is the author of the critically acclaimed novel A MAP OF HOME, which was published in half a dozen languages & won a Hopwood Award, an Arab-American Book Award, and was named one of the best novels of 2008 by the Barnes & Noble Review. Her work has appeared in The Oxford American, The New York Times Magazine, The Utne Reader, Salon, Guernica, The Rumpus, and others. She has received awards from the Lannan Foundation, the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, and was chosen for Beirut39, which celebrates the 39 most gifted writers of Arab origin under the age of 40. Visit her at http://randajarrar.com or follow her on twitter @randajarrar



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