Award-winning filmmaker and writer Sophia Al-Maria’s The Girl Who Fell to Earth is a funny and wry coming-of-age memoir about growing up in between American and Gulf Arab cultures. With poignancy and humor, Al-Maria shares the struggles of being raised by an American mother and Bedouin father while shuttling between homes in the Pacific Northwest and the Middle East. Part family saga and part personal quest, The Girl Who Fell to Earth traces Al-Maria’s journey… (more)
For all the awkwardness of The Girl Who Fell to Earth, there is an undeniable urgency here. It’s hard to look away from a heart cracked in two.
Publisher: Harper Perennial (November 27, 2012)
Format: EPUB
Page count: 288 pages
File size: 871 KB
Protection: DRM
Language: English