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100 1  Aboulela, Leila,|d1964-|eauthor. 
245 10 Bird summons|h[Hoopla electronic resource] /|cLeila 
       Aboulela. 
250    Unabridged. 
264  1 [United States] :|bBlackstone Publishing,|c2020. 
264  2 |bMade available through hoopla 
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511 0  Read by Raghad Chaar. 
520    In her adventurous new novel, New York Times notable 
       author Leila Aboulela delivers a lively portrait of three 
       women who embark on a journey of self-discovery while 
       grappling with the conflicting demands of family, duty, 
       and faith.  When Salma, Moni, and Iman―friends and active
       members of their local Muslim women's group―decide to 
       take a road trip together to the Scottish Highlands, they 
       leave behind lives often dominated by obligation, 
       frustrated desire, and dull predictability. Each wants 
       something more out of life, but fears the cost of taking 
       it. Salma is successful and happily married, but tempted 
       to risk it all when she's contacted by her first love back
       in Egypt; Moni gave up a career in banking to care for her
       disabled son without the help of her indifferent husband; 
       and Iman, in her twenties and already on her third 
       marriage, longs for the freedom and autonomy she's never 
       known. When the women are visited by the Hoopoe, a sacred 
       bird from Muslim and Celtic literature, they are compelled
       to question their relationships to faith and femininity, 
       love, loyalty, and sacrifice.  Brilliantly imagined, 
       thoughtful and wise, Bird Summons confirms Leila 
       Aboulela's reputation as one of our finest contemporary 
       writers.  "Tender, but unsentimental…Rooted in everyday 
       experience without forsaking the spiritual, told in 
       effortlessly enjoyable style."  "[Aboulela is] so good 
       with women's interiority, and Muslim women's 
       subjectivity…She gets beyond any cliché or type of the 
       Muslim women."  "Each well-developed plot line deepens 
       characterization, while Aboulela's interweaving of Muslim 
       and Celtic fables via the sacred hoopoe bird, adds another
       dimension to the story and offers a sense of connection 
       between the two traditions and the past and present."  
       "Impressive…Readers will root for Aboulela's well-drawn 
       cast as they reconcile their desires with their faiths and
       the obligations of their everyday lives. Aboulela's novel 
       is empathetic and insightful, offering a nuanced 
       representation of the three characters through a blend of 
       Islamic faith and Scottish folklore."  "Aboulela's 
       exploration of the women's problems of choice, faith, and 
       commitment are as immersive as ever."  "A magic carpet 
       ride into the forest of history and the lives of women. 
       Playful, profound, and moving."  "A Scottish-Arabic 
       Canterbury Tales, a quest full of stories and surprises: a
       challenging storyteller's tour de force, uniting two 
       radically different cultures with a handshake and a kiss."
       "A wonderful book. I loved the beauty of its language, and
       the subtle interweaving of myth with the spiritual and 
       physical journeys of the women. I found it fascinating, 
       powerful and profound."  "Engaging and funny and rich in 
       narrative suspense."  "A heady blend of social realism, 
       magic, Middle Eastern folktale, and Celtic myth. Leila 
       Aboulela's is a unique and refreshing voice in 
       contemporary Scottish fiction." 
538    Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
650  0 Muslim women|zGreat Britain|vFiction. 
650  0 Self-realization in women|vFiction. 
650  0 Automobile travel|vFiction. 
650  0 Muslims|zGreat Britain|vFiction. 
700 1  Chaar, Raghad,|enarrator. 
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