![]() ![]() ![]() A hilarious part with her father is when she is shopping for bras and finds herself overwhelmed with the bra in the middle of night and throws it out the window. He plays a large role in raising this rebellious woman. Her father is presented as loving and trustworthy and his beliefs though often against the grain of society are endearing to Al-Joundi. Much of the discussion follows war and the simple state of growing up as a young woman. ![]() It is filled with clever quips, enlightening statements, and brilliant imagery. It is a tragically comical coming of age story.Īl-Joundi tells a brilliant story of her life and of her father. She is raised by a secular freedom loving father who brings her up to live life as a “liberated woman.” Al-Joundi does just this while also going through the difficulties of living through war and the constant changes that occurred in Lebanon during the 1970s and 1980s. The book describes the life of an independent woman in war torn Beirut, Lebanon. The copy I have was written by Darina Al-Joundi with the help of Mohamed Kacimi and translated from french by Marjolijn de Jager. The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing is an amazing memoir that I read in one sitting. The Day Nina Simone Stopped Singing (Goodreads) ![]()
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