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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. I can't quite seem to put my finger on what bothers me about Soheir Khashoggi's books, but there's something that just seems to nag at me. Maybe it's her characters' having perfect, happy lives. Sure, something always comes along to upset things (in this case, a woman's children are taken away to live in Jordan with their father and his family as an effort to escape the corrupting influence of American society), but in the end, everything works out for the best and we get a happy ending. Maybe it just bugs me that things just seem to fall neatly into place, the way they almost never do in real life. Anyway, I didn't hate this one, by any means. I thought it was pretty good, but not especially memorable. ( )Written by Egyptian writer Soheir Khashoggi, Mosaic takes place mostly in Jordan. Jordanian husband, Karim, of Lebanese-American wife, Dina, 'kidnaps' their youngest children, twins, in order to remove them from life in the U.S. His reason being that since 9/11 he feels that Arab-Americans in general are looked at skeptically and even suspiciously simply because they look Arab. Khashoggi keeps the story moving as she blends suspense with family relationships and Jordanian culture. Toward the end of the book, I thought an attraction between Dina and a private investigator was a little far-fetched but for the most part the story was believable. Interesting insight into Jordanian culture and family. I read this for a book group and wouldn't normally have picked it up but I'm glad I did. Now I'm on to reading Leap of Faith by Queen Noor. no reviews | add a review
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