{"product_id":"9781429984195","title":"The View from Garden City: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor Carolyn Baugh tells the moving story of a young American student living in the Garden City district of Cairo. Having come to study Arabic, she learns far more from the Egyptian women, young and old, she meets within the swirl and tumult of Garden City. Living, loving, and flourishing amid the fierce inflexibility of tradition, these women reveal a fascinating world of arranged marriages, secret romances, and the often turbulent bonds between four generations of Arab mothers and daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the women of Garden City:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHuda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who waited desperately for the man she loved until she could wait no longer\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarima\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who found her husband in a collapsing post-war world\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAfkar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who paid a dreadful price for her freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelwa\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who suffered through the deaths of her children\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYusriyya\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who left her native village for a new life in the city\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSamira\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e who loved a man who was not hers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich with the sights and sounds of modern Egypt, \u003ci\u003eThe View from Garden City\u003c\/i\u003e lifts the veil of privacy to explore the stunning inner strength of women torn between their dreams for the future and the sacrifices women must make in a world of harsh realities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tom Doherty Associates","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141782552816,"sku":"9781429984195","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429984195_p0.jpg?v=1769903196","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429984195","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}