# West of the Jordan

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- Book: [West of the Jordan](https://www.bookquiver.com/laila-halaby/west-of-the-jordan) ([West of the Jordan.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/laila-halaby/west-of-the-jordan.md))
- Authors: [Laila Halaby](https://www.bookquiver.com/laila-halaby)
- Publisher: beacon_press
- ISBN: 978-08-0708-359-8
- Pages: 232
- Published: 2003-06-15
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

This is a brilliant and revelatory first novel by a woman who is both an Arab and an American, who speaks with both voices and understands both worlds. Through the narratives of four cousins at the brink...