"A deeply powerful story." Marjan Kamali, New York Times best selling author of The Lion Women of Tehran
Seventeen-year-old Rim is caught smoking out her window in her home in Marrakesh, Morocco. This minor transgression unleashes the fury of her mother who flies into a rage and demands that Rim complete a gynecological test certifying her virginity. Shocked and hurt, Rim pushes back in the only way she can. So begins a nuanced journey into the tangled web of a patriarchal society in which various generations of women seem to complicitly preserve the status quo. Ultimately, it is Rim who breaks the cycle of dysfunction, rebels against tradition, confronts betrayal from the women closest to her, and dares to be her true self. Unflinching and humorous, this is an autobiographical novel told through the deeply engaging voice of a young girl on the cusp of womanhood.
