Truth or fiction? You be the judge! The word “memoir” is printed on the back of the book. It is well written and says a lot between the lines. It is well worth reading for the questions is raises, if not the answers it proposes. I enjoyed reading it and recommend it too.

A more interesting and nuanced treatment of womanhood in Morocco than you might expect. Written beautifully and evocatively, not literally, but this ends up working in its favor too. Though keep in mind that Morocco is a much different place than the rest of the Islamic world, for many historical reasons, even next-door Algeria, so don’t try to tease too many generalizations out of this tale of early-20th-century upper-class urban Fassi childhood.

I’m reading the french translation for my Moroccan Lit Class.