{"product_id":"too-soon-hardcover","title":"Too Soon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty Shamieh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Fiercely funny, sexy, and culturally resonant.\" --\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Month - \"Shamieh balances her characters' painful family history and their boisterously funny voices.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA \"wonderfully brash and sparkling\" (\u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Books of the Year) novel that explores exile, love, and freedom across three generations of women--\"a Palestinian American \u003ci\u003eSex and the City\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eArabella gets an unexpected chance at love when she's thrust into a conflict and history she's tried to avoid all her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eZoya is playing matchmaker for her last unmarried granddaughter and stirring up buried memories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNaya is keeping a secret from her children that will change all their lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirty-five-year-old Arabella, a New York theatre director whose dating and career prospects are drying up, is offered an opportunity to direct a risqué cross-dressing interpretation of a Shakespeare classic--that might garner international attention--in the West Bank. Her mother, Naya, and grandmother, Zoya, hatch a plot to match her with Aziz, a Palestinian American doctor volunteering in Gaza. Arabella agrees to meet Aziz, since her growing feelings for Yoav, a celebrated Israeli American theatre designer, seem destined for disaster... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith biting hilarity, \u003ci\u003eToo Soon \u003c\/i\u003eintroduces us to a trio of bold and unforgettable voices. This dramatic saga follows one family's epic journey fleeing war-torn Jaffa in 1948, chasing the American Dream in Detroit and San Francisco in the sixties and seventies, hustling in the New York theatre scene post-9\/11, and daring to stage a show in Palestine in 2012. Upon learning one of them is living on borrowed time, the three women fight to live, make art, and love on their own terms. A funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut, \u003ci\u003eToo Soon \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates our shared history and asks, how can we set ourselves free?\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028005306557,"sku":"9781668046548","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/m8_VLEq-ny9781668046548.webp?v=1782770490","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/too-soon-hardcover","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}