For readers of Benjamin Law's The Family Law and Alice Pung's Unpolished Gem, this quick, clever, warm-hearted book introduces a talented new Australian voice. But she will also learn that they are her strongest defenders. When her family collapses, she comes to see her parents as flawed, their morals based on a muddy logic. Soos is coming of age in a household with a. A hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing up and becoming yourself in an Egyptian Muslim family. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. With each rule Soos comes up against, she is forced to choose between doing what her parents say is right and following her instincts. By turns heartfelt, bitingly funny, and emotionally devastating, Muddy People is not your average coming-of-age tale. Black Inc., Biography & Autobiography - 256 pages. Soos is trying to discover how to balance her parents' strict decrees with having friendships, crushes and the freedom to develop her own values. And no life insurance, not even when her father gets cancer. Its a clear-eyed, fierce debut every word rings true. I loved this memoir of a young Egyptian-Australian girl growing up Muslim. No bikinis, despite the South-East Queensland heat. 'By turns heartfelt, bitingly funny, and emotionally devastating, Muddy People is not your average coming-of-age tale. How do you find yourself without losing your family? A memoir about growing up, breaking the rules and negotiating culture, from a new Australian voice.A hilarious, heartwarming memoir of growing up and becoming oneself in an Egyptian Muslim family At the turn of the millennium, Soos is growing up in an eccentric household with a lot of rules.
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