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Oct 04, 2016GLNovak rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This is an interesting angle from which to view Islam. Lilly is English but raised as a Muslim first in Morocco and then in Ethiopia after her parents die in a car crash. We first meet her as an adult in London where she works as a nurse, and maintains her religious faith through friendships in the immigrant community. The author entwines the story of her upbringing and life before England with the present day. We see her learning to be a Muslim, and in the here and now staying true to that heritage, all the while functioning in the nonreligious English environment . Her steadfast belief in her future reunification with her Ethiopian love is amazing. The writing kept me reading and kept me liking and hoping that Lilly would be happy.