{"product_id":"these-impossible-things-paperback","title":"These Impossible Things - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSalma El-Wardany\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Read With Jenna Book Club pick! \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThree best friends navigate love, sex, faith--and the one night that changes it all--in this novel that reveals \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esearing and poignant truths about the female experience\" (Ashley Audrain, \u003ci\u003eNYT \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Push\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhatever happened to the way we were?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's always been Malak, Kees, and Jenna against the world. Since childhood, under the watchful eyes of their family and community, these three best friends have had to navigate love, sex, faith, and womanhood alongside the expectations of being good Muslim women. But they've always done it together. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Malak wants the dream: for her partner, community, and faith to coexist happily, and she'll even break her own heart to get it. Kees is in love with Harry, a white Catholic man who her parents can never know about. Jenna is always the life of the party, even though she's plagued by an unshakable loneliness. But when their college years come to a \u003cbr\u003e close, one night changes everything. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As their lives take different paths, in the wake of heartbreaks, marriages, new careers and new beginnings, Malak, Kees, and Jenna need each other more than ever. Can they forgive and find a way back to each other in time? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThese Impossible Things\u003c\/i\u003e is a moving paean to youth and female friendship--and to all the joy and messiness love holds. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSalma El-Wardany \u003c\/b\u003eis a writer, poet, and BBC broadcaster. As a half-Egyptian, half-Irish woman her work focuses on telling the stories of women, especially women of color, that have for so long been ignored. She has contributed to the anthology \u003ci\u003eIt's Not About the Burqa\u003c\/i\u003e, and her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMetro\u003c\/i\u003e and she has given two TedxTalks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 7.95 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701810401343,"sku":"9781538709313","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9d81a94edadf0cc3c0ec8ddd7b8e7019.webp?v=1765022052","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/these-impossible-things-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}