Literary Fiction
Two American embassy wives in Jordan face jealousy, cultural clash, and fraying friendship as marriage secrets surface.
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Two American embassy wives in Jordan face jealousy, cultural clash, and fraying friendship as marriage secrets surface.
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For fans of Notes on a Scandal and Janice Y.K. Lee's The Expatriates, a taut and intimate debut novel from Siobhan Fallon, award-winning author of You Know When the Men Are Gone, about jealousy, the unpredictable path of friendship, and the secrets kept in a marriage, all set against the U.S. military community in the Middle East.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Marital desire, jealousy, and tension; no explicit sexual content
Violence & gore
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Suspense around a disappearance; background regional unrest
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes depicted
Religious content
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References to Islam and religious-cultural norms in Jordan
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Arab Spring backdrop; embassy life and cross-cultural value clashes
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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