Ebook {Epub PDF} The Map of Salt and Stars by Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar

 · Zeyn Joukhadar’s The Map of Salt and Stars sucked me in with a fascinating structure: parallel stories, both anchored in Syria, one set in modern times and the other in medieval. Unfortunately, this dynamic never quite lived up to its potential/5().  · The Map of Salt Stars is a good novel in any case. That it’s a debut makes it even more impressive. Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar demonstrates that she already has a huge range of skills at her disposal as well as great maturity and compassion. I look forward to her next novel. by Ali ThurmEstimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Zeyn Joukhadar is the author of the novels The Map of Salt and Stars (Touchstone/Simon Schuster, ) and The Thirty Names of Night (Atria/Simon Schuster, ) and a member of the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI)/5().

The gorgeous cover art for Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar's The Map of Salt and Stars is what initially attracted me to this book. I knew little to nothing about the plot, and therefore had no expectations. I was pleasantly surprised to find a novel that uses the Syrian Civil War as a backdrop for a story about family, bravery, and finding a place. The Map of Salt and Stars. by. Zeyn Joukhadar (Goodreads Author) · Rating details · 13, ratings · 2, reviews. It is the summer of , and Nour has just lost her father to cancer. Her mother, a cartographer who creates unusual, hand-painted maps, decides to move Nour and her sisters from New York City back to Syria to be closer. The Map of Salt and Stars. Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar. The Map of Salt and Stars Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar. page comprehensive study guide; Chapter-by-chapter summaries and multiple sections of expert analysis; The ultimate resource for assignments, engaging lessons, and lively book discussions;.

The Map of Salt Stars is a good novel in any case. That it’s a debut makes it even more impressive. Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar demonstrates that she already has a huge range of skills at her disposal as well as great maturity and compassion. I look forward to her next novel. by Ali Thurm. Zeyn Joukhadar is a transgender Syrian American writer (also published under the name Jennifer Zeynab Joukhadar). His first novel, The Map of Salt and Stars (), won the Middle East Book Award in Youth Literature and became a Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist in Historical Fiction. Zeyn Joukhadar is the author of the novels The Map of Salt and Stars (Touchstone/Simon Schuster, ) and The Thirty Names of Night (Atria/Simon Schuster, ) and a member of the Radius of Arab American Writers (RAWI).