Più dolce delle lacrime
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9788811684046 (8811684048)
Publish date: 2013
Publisher: Garzanti
Pages no: 336
Edition language: Italian
I've been struggling to write my review of The Sweetness of Tears for weeks now and cannot adequately put into words the impact the book had. Ms. Haji's story of family, politics, and religion delves into topics that most people consider to be too sensitive to discuss given their proximity to curren...
It’s rare to read a book that truly touches me, especially when the subject matter is far removed from the reality that is my life, but The Sweetness of Tears by Nafisa Haji did just that, touched me. This isn't a sad story. It isn't filled with tragedy and sorrow nor is it filled with happiness and...
The final chapter of The Sweetness of Tears begins with the following quotation:They that sow in tears shall reap in joy – Psalm 126, v 5(really, shouldn’t it be they who sow…?)There is enough sowing here for a spring planting. For a few minutes at the beginning of the book I thought this might be a...