{"product_id":"silence-is-a-sense","title":"Silence is a Sense","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\"This is not just good storytelling, but a blueprint for survival.\" —\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA transfixing and beautifully rendered novel about a refugee’s escape from civil war—and the healing power of community.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA young woman sits in her apartment, watching the small daily dramas of her neighbors across the way. She is an outsider, a mute voyeur, safe behind her windows, and she sees it all—the sex, the fights, the happy and unhappy families. Journeying from her war-torn Syrian homeland to this unnamed British city has traumatized her into silence, and her only connection to the world is the magazine column she writes under the pseudonym “the Voiceless,” where she tries to explain the refugee experience without sensationalizing it—or revealing anything about herself. Gradually, though, the boundaries of her world expand. She ventures to the corner store, to a bookstore and a laundromat, and to a gathering at a nearby mosque. And it isn’t long before she finds herself involved in her neighbors’ lives. When an anti-Muslim hate crime rattles the neighborhood, she has to make a choice: Will she remain a voiceless observer, or become an active participant in a community that, despite her best efforts, is quickly becoming her own?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLayla AlAmmar, a Kuwaiti American writer and student of Arab literature, delivers here a brilliant and affecting story about memory, revolution, loss, and safety. Most of all, and with melodic prose, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSilence Is a Sense\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ereminds us just how fundamental human connection is to survival.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"detailBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eASIN ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eB08GFC5YQH\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublisher ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlgonquin Books\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePublication date ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 16, 2021\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFile size ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.0 MB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-declarative\" data-action=\"a-popover\" data-a-popover='{\"closeButtonLabel\":\"Close button\",\"name\":\"detail_bullets-inlinePopover_book_details-ebook_pages\",\"inlineContent\":\"\\u003cspan\u0026gt;Contains real page numbers based on the print edition (ISBN 1643750267).\\u003c\/span\u0026gt;\",\"popoverLabel\":\"Print length Popover with more information about the attribute\"}'\u003e\u003ca id=\"detail_bullets-book_details-ebook_pages\" aria-description=\"Popover with more information about the attribute\" aria-label=\"Print length: 301 pages\" role=\"button\" class=\"a-popover-trigger a-declarative celwidget\" data-csa-c-id=\"thyo1o-fqmmsr-hosofk-upzktu\" data-cel-widget=\"detail_bullets-book_details-ebook_pages\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e301 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-popover\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1643751726\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Rabata Cultural Center \u0026 Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44029474996311,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0590\/4729\/files\/9781643752556-l.jpg?v=1783960528","url":"https:\/\/bookshop.rabata.org\/products\/silence-is-a-sense","provider":"Rabata Cultural Center \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}