Sobh, Alawiya
This Thing Called Love
- ISBN 13:
- 9781803090788
- author:
- Sobh, Alawiya
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Seagull Books London Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 412
- Dimensions:
- 23.1 x 15.5 x 2.3 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, General, Fiction & Literature,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
This Thing Called Love by Alawiya Sobh is a heart-wrenching story about love, loss and mortality. When Nahla goes missing just before the outbreak of war in Lebanon, her closest friends band together to console one another. As they reminisce about their pasts and confront the uncertainty of Nahla's fate, they must also come to terms with their own struggles. Through a poignant exploration of friendship, love and loss, Alawiya Sobh takes the reader on a journey through the complexities of human experience. With tenacious investigation and imaginative effort, the narrator pieces together Nahla's intimate past, illuminating the jagged history of modern Lebanon. A powerful and moving novel that explores the universal struggle to come to terms with mortality, This Thing Called Love is a deeply affecting story about the bonds between women and the enduring power of love.