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Sweet Dates In Basra LP: A Novel (2010)

by Jessica Jiji(Favorite Author)

3.5 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

006198017X (ISBN13: 9780061980176)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

HarperLuxe

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 her home at the young age of 18 to the unfamiliar city of Basra in Iraq. While in Basra she falls in love with Jewish boy Safiq. This love is forbidden because the two are opposing religions. But Safiq thinks differently because he has a strong relationship with his Muslim neighbor, Omar. This makes Jessica feel like her religion should not stop her love for Safiq. Jessica’s father has different views of who Jessica can love or even marry, it is very common in Muslim and Middle Eastern ... morehouse holds for the father to chose who the daughter lovers or marries. This issue will soon be over shadowed about what will happen to Jessica and Shfiq. This book is perfect for anyone who wants to learn more about the Muslim culture. People would also like if they wanted to learn about pre-war Iraq. I recommend this book for any age from 13-100 this book can really enrich your mind for other countries and cultures. To see hoe other cultures treat there women or how in many areas of the world certain religions have great tension between them. There are many parts in this book that really make you think about the decisions that you have made in your life and how it effects other people and how other people feel about the decision that you have made. I genuinely feel that it made me think about my actions more and not taking things for granted like most of us do.
review 2: Author Jessica Jiji did an amazing job of taking me back in time and flying me across the world to be in the 1940’s Iraq. She takes you along side with Kathmiya Mahmoud, a young Marsh Arab maiden, as she is shipped off from her home in Iraq‘s tranquil countryside to the city of Basra which is very new and strange to her. Kathmiya must live off her diminutive earnings as a servant. Kathmiya has nothing special or any assets for her except for her exquisite and ravishing beauty. Kathmiya’s beauty brings more peril than peace. However, Kathmiya’s mother appears to be hiding a secret about her own mysterious past, one that could threaten Kathmiya's destiny forever.Because of disoriented Iraq’s time of tradition and congregation, Kathmiya meets Shafiq. Shafiq is a Jewish boy who shares a brotherhood with his Muslim neighbor Omar, who claims that religion should be no barrier to friendship. However, when Kathmiya and Omar’s difficult friendship blossoms into a dangerous love and when British warplanes begin bombing Iraq and the country's long-simmering tensions explode, the love they share may send them to their doom. Kathmiya’s bravery is what made me enjoy this book so much. She had to go through so much throughout the entire book. She also allowed me to relate to the book more than I thought I would be able to. It’s hard to relate to a lot of historical fiction books but Jessica Jiji allows you feel right along with her.The writing style of the book flows and is very straight which most people look for in a book. It makes it easier to connect to and understand what the author is trying to get across.Jessica Jiji has also written a novel called Diamonds Take Forever but this was her first novel. less

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