Two women look for love, with a search taking place across Italy, London and Lebanon.
Huda and Yvonne's plan is made difficult by the self-doubt brought about by the remembered injustices of adolescence and childhood, but chance encounters bring re-evaluation and surprises.
Stereotypes of Arab women are challenged in this entertaining and fearless novel.
Bloomsbury Publishing Occasional virgin, hardcover/hanan al-shaykh
