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Join author of The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul, Deborah Rodriguez, in conversation with journalist and author Frances Whiting About this Event
Deborah Rodriguez in conversation with Frances Whiting
From the twisted alleyways of the ancient medina of Fés to a marriage festival high in the Atlas Mountains, Deborah Rodriguez’s entrancing new bestseller is a modern story of forbidden love set in the sensual landscape of North Africa. Amina Bennis has come back to her childhood home in Morocco to attend her sister’s wedding.
The time has come for her to confront her strict, traditionalist father with the secret she has kept for more than a year – her American husband, Max. Amina’s best friend, Charlie, and Charlie’s feisty grandmother, Bea, have come along for moral support, staying with Amina and her family in their palatial riad in Fés and enjoying all that the city has to offer. But Charlie is also hiding someone from her past – a mystery m