The Almond

The Sexual Awakening of a Muslim Woman

Biography & Memoir Literary Fiction

Pages: 256
Published: 2005
Language: English

Synopsis

This autobiographical novel follows a Muslim woman's journey of sexual awakening. Starting in a restrictive Algerian household, she eventually moves to Tangiers. There, she explores her personal identity and sexuality, free from the constraints of her upbringing.

How it reads

Reflective Emotional Complex

Coming of Age Fish Out of Water

Prose complexity 7/10

Content warnings (2)

AbuseTrauma

Genres

Biography & Memoir Literary Fiction Biography

Characters

All characters in The Almond

Subjects

Abused wives Autobiographical fiction Berber Women Fiction, sagas Man-woman relationships Morocco Muslim women Sexual abuse victims Sexual behavior Women

Places

Algeria Tangier

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NedjmaBiography & Memoir · Biography