Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi #joyce This is a book to

This is a book to inspire in turn fascination

'What I learned is that we are infinitely more complex and wondrous

Ulises knows his looks won't last forever

a metaphysical tease

Nobel Prize-winning author of Disgrace

Celestial Bodies by Jokha Alharthi #joyce This is a book toCelestial Bodies is set in the village of al Awafi in Oman, where we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries Abdallah after a heartbreak; Asma, who marries from a sense of duty; and Khawla who rejects all offers while waiting for her beloved, who has emigrated to Canada. These three women and their families witness Oman evolve from a traditional, slave owning society slowly redefining itself after the colonial era, to the crossroads of its complex