Swimming Toward the Light by Angela Tehaan Leone
Swimming Toward the Light depicts a Lebanese immigrant family in Washington, D.C., in the 1950s and gives us entree into a male-dominated, independence-stifling culture where female roles were rigidly prescribed. While the three older children liberated themselves by leaving home, the two youngest daughters, Lottie and Irene, were left to endure their parents' repressions and their Mama's despotic regime. With unflinching candor, the narrative moves toward an unexpected and devastating conclusion.
An unflinching and powerful debut novel- Sue William Silverman ""Leone brings a heartbreaking sensitivity to her story and the authority of a true witness."" - Joseph Geha, Through and Through: Toledo Stories ""Grips the reader with the searing immediacy of a memoir."" - D. H. Melhem, New York Poems
Angela Tehaan Leone is a prize-winning fiction writer, poet, and teacher of English and dramatic arts. She is an active member of Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI). She lives in McLean, Va.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780815608578 |
| ISBN 10 | 0815608578 |
| Title | Swimming Toward the Light |
| Author | Angela Tehaan Leone |
| Series | Arab American Writing |
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| Publisher | Syracuse University Press |
| Year published | 2007-02-28 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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