A provocative and seductive debut of desire and doubleness that follows the life of a young Palestinian American woman caught between cultural, religious, and sexual identities as she endeavors to lead an authentic life ( O, The Oprah Magazine ) On a hot day in Bethlehem, a 12-year-old Palestinian-American girl is yelled at by a group of men outside the Church of the Nativity.
She has exposed her legs in a biblical city, an act they deem forbidden, and their judgement w.