Books by Jessica Jiji
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English
review 1: Overall: a pleasant tale of 1940s Iraq. Jewish and Muslim neighbors support each other as though they are all one family. There is a female empowerment sub-plot. I was going to give this one 3 *'s because it is a nice story but unrealistic. Then I thought: what a nice escapis...
language
English
review 1: Sweet Dates in Basra is a memoir about an Iraqi Muslim girl named Jessica JiJi. This memoir takes place during the 1940’s when Iraq was not yet flooded with war. The 1940’s are also considered the lost time in Iraq’s history. Jessica was a teenage girl who was removed from h...