The Fiancee Rode In on a Donkey
Khoury–ghata, Venus / Fagan, Teresa Lavender![The Fiancee Rode In on a Donkey](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/441/44127382/CHSBZCOP0344127382.jpg)
A lyrical novel with a poetic narrative about an overlooked individual in Arab African history. For two days the rabbi rides on a donkey to find the ideal fiancée. Legs and arms shaved, hands dyed with henna, a girl to be married must shine like a mirror. Every girl hopes to be the chosen one and ride off on a donkey to live in the city. The desert is the domain of men, they believe they see oases and palm trees sagging with fruit, while women...