![]() It felt as though I was living her, asmaa, the epitome of strength. Flipping through each page, I felt as though I was living the book. ![]() ![]() It always takes time for me to build up a pool of emotions, ready to overflow as soon as “the scene” comes. It was uncanny for me to feel this way about a book at such an early. Five pages through, I already felt a lump forming in my throat. This book, A Temporary Gift, contains heartfelt excerpts from the journal of a Muslim woman, Asmaa Hussein, who narrates the chronicles of her life, as she pulls herself through basic yet excruciatingly painful human trials of love, loss and healing. Since I had read none of the other Muslim works before, I was kind of skeptical about reading it when a dear friend of mine recommended it to me, but I took the chance anyway. I am not sure about the structure of a book review, but I will try to be as transparent as possible. ![]() This is the first time I am ever sharing my views about a book. But none of them made me want to step out of my comfort zone and write a review on them. Yes, a lot of books triggered an emotional response from me. I have read an ample amount of books in my lifetime, and I am going to be super honest here. ![]()
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